Glenn W. Jamison

Glenn W. Jamison, age 92, passed away on Monday, the 16th of July 2012. He was born on the 12th of February 1920, in Tuckerman, Arkansas, to Dr. O.A. & Ruth Jamison. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1941, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi Fraternity. In June 1941, he began employment with Sears Roebuck & Co. in Memphis, Tennessee, as a Manager Trainee. In December 1941, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was serving as a Gunnery Officer in the Pacific when the war ended. Upon his return, Sears transferred him to Houston in 1946, and worked as a Personnel Manager until his retirement in 1980. He had a strong love for his church, 1st United Methodist in Houston, where he was a member of the Adelphi Sunday Class. He was also a lifetime supporter of the Methodist Church in Tuckerman. He and his wife Margaret loved to travel, making 27 trips together outside the continental United States. Throughout his life, he remained an ardent supporter of the University of Arkansas and his beloved Razorback teams, whether it was a football, basketball or soccer, he was there to support them. Friends are cordially invited to a visitation with the family from five o'clock this afternoon until seven o'clock this evening, Thursday, the 19th of July, in the Jasek Chapel of Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive in Houston. At a later date, the family is to gather for a private interment service at Glenwood Cemetery in Houston, where Rev. Charles Thompson, Executive Pastor of First United Methodist Church, is to officiate. In lieu of customary remembrances, memorial contributions may be directed to The Razorback Foundation, 1295 S. Razorback Rd., Suite A, Fayetteville, Ark. 72701. Arrangements in Houston are entrusted to Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, The Funeral Directors Since 1936, www.geohlewis.com, 713-789-3005.