Glenn David Taylor
Glenn David Taylor, age 79, passed away peacefully at home on Thanksgiving morning, November 27, 2025, in St. Louis Missouri. A lifelong resident of St. Louis, Glenn was born on March 15, 1946, to George E. Taylor and Arlene (Burlew) Taylor.
He is survived by his devoted wife of 25 years, Carolyn (Withington), whom he cherished deeply. Glenn is also lovingly remembered by his son Michael (Angie) Taylor and daughter Daphne (Hung) Tran, his grandchildren Lauren, Luke, Logan, Xavier and Azele and his dear great-grandchildren, his sister Barbara (Gary) Riepl, brothers Paul (Trudie) Taylor and Dale (Rita) Taylor. He is further survived by his nieces, nephews, cousins, dear friends and neighbors who miss him dearly.
Glenn graduated from Jennings High School 1964 and went on to earn his degree from University of Missouri 1968. A faithful Mizzou fan, he proudly supported the Tigers. He enjoyed sharing stories of his days in teaching grade school and went on to work many successful years for World Book.
He delighted in spending time with others – be it entertaining at their lake house or cozy home in the city. Glenn was an avid reader, as his library of books reveals, and also was a master of many board games. In fact, he hosted a weekly trivia quiz that many of his friends and family enjoyed. Glenn also liked collecting baseball caps from various travels and wrist watches.
Glenn dearly loved his pet dogs and cats. Donations in memory of Glenn can be given to the animal rescue organization of your choice.
A Celebration of Glenn’s Life will be held in the future.
Glenn was a special friend and neighbor. He was full of life and always in good spirits. He is and will be missed and I was fortunate to know him.
Glenn was our fun Uncle! We have so many great memories through the years. He was always up to speed on the latest greatest new thing… like Pong, MTV. He had a silver Christmas tree when we were growing up. We really enjoyed those fun trips to the Ozarks. I remember him in his RV for those long ago trips and then later he and Carol had a nice place of their own. We loved the fun times and I am so happy my kids were able to know him. We will miss him.
Glenn was my oldest and dearest friend. We grew up across the street from each other and played on Jendale Ct. He excelled at making haunted houses in his basement. In school, he played the tuba and would march up and down in Jendale Ct playing his tuba practicing. He was a big jokester and loved to tease everyone. Such fun to be around. I loved him dearly! I miss him every day.
I met Glenn through my wife Jeanne who had grown up with him as a neighbor. Later, we both purchased lake houses at.Lake of the Ozarks. We have many fond memories together at each others homes or out on the water. He was definitely fun guy who enjoyed a good board game. I miss him and his weekly trivia text already.
Glenn and I had been friends since kindergarten, a friendship that lasted nearly 75 years. There was no better friend and no better person on the face of this earth. I will miss you dear friend.
Glenn was a friend to everyone he met in our neighborhood. His dad jokes and sense of humor always kept us laughing. When the weather got warm and we were in the yard, we could always count on him walking down the alley to check in and say hello. He was always inviting to new faces and his warmth and sincere heart to our family will always be cherished. He is missed terribly! We were blessed to have him in our neighborhood family!
Mr. Taylor was my sixth grade teacher at Charbonier Elementary in 1968-69. This was his first year of teaching and our class thought Mr. T was the “coolest.” He taught with passion and desired excellence for his students. Mr. Taylor inspired me to become a teacher both at the high school and college levels. I implemented many of his teaching concepts in my classrooms. Mr. Taylor made a difference in the lives of hundreds of students. For me, Mr. Taylor will forever be the best teacher on the planet.