In Remembrance of Arnold M. Glaspie

       Memorial Remembrance

To: Arnold (Dee) Melvin Glaspie

Fm: Mary L. Glaspie Frank, MPA

To Arnold, my dearest & beloved (Dee), & younger brother.

You will ALWAYS be loved & remembered by me, your loving big sister, Mary Louise!  

You lived your life graciously, bravely, & with dignity & honor!  

You always honored our Mother & Father, & helped our  family & friends!!

After graduating from high school, you went to college, joined the US Navy, was Honorably Discharged, & finally retired from the US Postal Service!

When we discussed your US Navy work, on the flight deck of the USS John Kennedy Aircraft Carrier, I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER,

YOU SAID:

“I KNEW THE JOB, HELPING US NAVY JETS, LAND ON THE FLIGHT DECK, OF THE USS JOHN KENNEDY, AIRCRAFT CARRIER, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN, WAS A VERY “DANGEROUS” JOB, BUT  I “ASKED” FOR THAT JOB ANYWAY!!

After many years of doing this  dangerous job, you were  Honorably Discharged, from the US Navy, & your service will ALWAYS be honored, & gratefully appreciated!!!

After your Navy service, you worked for the US Postal Service until retirement, & helped take care of our elderly Mother,

Mrs. Lucille M. Glaspie, until she passed! You were a faithful, brave, & loving son, who was dearly loved & appreciated by our Mother! 

You purchased two homes in the Brentwood, California area!

Although you never married or had any children, you left your girlfriend, & her daughter, by  another man, financially secure, before passing away, as you struggled with stomach cancer!

In your spare time, you loved composing, writing, & playing your beautiful jazz music on your guitar!  You played the guitar, piano, & several other instruments.  

THE JAZZ MUSIC, YOU WROTE, & PLAYED, WAS SOME OF THE “MOST BEAUTIFUL JAZZ” MUSIC,  I HAVE EVER HEARD, & I HAVE LISTENED TO JAZZ ALL MY LIFE.  

YOUR TALENT WAS A “GIFT FROM GOD” AS  YOU HAD  NO FORMAL MUSIC SCHOOLING, & WERE SELF-TRAINED!

I helped you get your first music patent, & establish your solely owned, music recording company,  known as:

BLACK ROSE PRODUCTIONS!!

Your music was played on the radio, & your recording studio, would send a limo for you, when you performed, in night clubs, all around the San Francisco, Bay Area, of California.

I WAS SO “PROUD OF YOU” AS I LISTENED TO YOUR BEAUTIFUL MUSIC BEING PLAYED ON THE RADIO!

YOU, YOUR SPIRIT, & YOUR MUSIC, WERE ALWAYS LIKE THE WIND, RAIN & SUNSHINE, BRAVE, STRONG, & BEAUTIFUL!!

DEE, YOU WILL “ALWAYS” BE “SORELY MISSED”, & GREATLY “LOVED”, BY ME, YOUR LOVING BIG SISTER, WHO WAS SO “HAPPY”, TO SHARE THIS BRIEF LIFE WITH YOU!

MAY YOU REST IN PEACE,

MY DEAR BABY BROTHER!

MAY 🙏GOD & HIS BEAUTIFUL ANGELS, BLESS, HOLD, KEEP, & COMFORT YOU, WHILE YOU ARE IN HEAVEN, WITH OUR MOM, Mrs. Lucille M. Glaspie, OUR DAD, Mr. Lambert Glaspie, Sr., & THE REST OF OUR LOVING FAMILY!!

With All My ❤️ Love, Your Big Sister

Mary Glaspie Frank, MPA mgf15552@gmail.com