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Age 33, Olathe, KS, died Saturday, May 22, 2010, in the line of duty while attempting a rescue in a structure fire.
John was born October 7, 1976 in Kansas City, MO to Arvon and Patty (Reardon) Glaser. He was a 1995 graduate of Blue Valley Northwest H.S. John earned his BA degree in 2000 from the University of Kansas, where he was a member of the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp. On June 21, 2004, John began his career as a firefighter with the Shawnee, KS Fire Department. He was on the Swift Water Rescue Team and the HazMat Team.
John is survived by his wife, Amber (Plumb) Glaser; son, Brecken Joseph Glaser; daughter, Emma Grace Glaser; father, Arvon Glaser; mother, Patty Glaser, both of Overland Park, KS; brother, Michael Joseph Glaser, Los Angeles, CA; grandparents, Joseph and Elizabeth Reardon, Wilmington, DE; aunts and uncles, Gene and Pat Glaser, Tom Reardon, Bill Reardon, Joan and Donald Stoller and Betty Ann Reardon; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Tim and Kristi Plumb, Lawrence, KS; two sisters-in-law and their spouses, Robin and Steve Sowers, St. Louis, MO and Renee and Jason Newhall, Georgetown, IN; five nieces and many cousins.
Funeral services will be 10:30 am, Thursday, May 27, at the Church of the Resurrection, 13720 Roe, Leawood, KS 66224. A funeral procession will begin at 9:30 am, Thursday at the Amos Family Chapel of Shawnee, arriving at the Church of the Resurrection. A visitation will be from 4-8 pm, Wednesday at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the John Glaser Memorial Fund, c/o Bank of America, 175 N. Clairborne, Olathe, KS 66062.
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