Glenn A. Stanton

64, of Wakefield, RI, passed away on November 28, 2016 following an extended illness. He was the beloved husband of 35 years of Lynn (Lillibridge) Stanton. He is survived by a daughter, Jennifer Stanton of Waterloo, NY and four sons, Luke C. Stanton of Wakefield, Zachary J. Stanton and his wife Hillery of Bradford, RI, Nathaniel R. Stanton and his wife Samantha of Willington, CT and the late Joshua L. Stanton of Wakefield. Born in Binghamton, NY, Glenn was the son of the late Leslie A. Stanton Sr. and Ruth M. (Erland) Stanton and is survived by three sisters and five brothers: Marilyn Vaughn of Kingston, Ontario, Canada, Barbara Stanton of Hollywood, FL, Shirley Callan of Afton, NY, Donald Stanton of Port Crane, NY, Russell Stanton of Apex, NC, Douglas Stanton of Endicott, NY, Gene Stanton of Binghamton, NY, Greg Stanton of Charlotte, NC, the late Leslie Stanton Jr. of San Jose, CA and the late Richard Stanton of Toms River, NJ. Glenn was the loving grandfather of seven grandchildren: Jacob, Zoe, twins Mia and Alex, Nichole, Racheal and Claire. He was a graduate of Chenango Valley High School in Binghamton. NY and attended Broome Community College in Binghamton for an Associate’s Degree in Physical Engineering. Glenn has been actively employed in the Plumbing and Heating wholesale trade since 1972 and has worked for U.S. Boiler Co. Inc. (Burnham Boiler) since 1998 as an Application Engineer and Manager of Training. Glenn enjoyed woodworking, restoring and riding antique and classic European motorcycles and was a member of the Newport Rifle Club in Middletown, RI. He was a member and former Deacon of Wakefield Baptist Church. Loved by all, Glenn will be missed by his family, friends, customers, fellow employees, in-laws and numerous nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at Wakefield Baptist Church, 236 Main Street, Wakefield, RI on Monday, December 5 at 11 am. In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Cancer Society would be appreciated.