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Ralph M. McGlasson, Sr., age 94, died peacefully in his sleep at home Thursday morning, July 17. He was born in Bardstown, KY on September 4, 1913. After graduating high school, he relocated to Lexington to attend the University of Kentucky. He married Alice Aubrey in Lexington on August 6, 1936, before moving to Oak Ridge in 1944 to work at Clinton Engineer Works – Tenn. Eastman Corp. as an Electrical Mechanic. A year later he was promoted to Materials Engineer, and in 1947, was hired as Equipment Specialist at the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission where he worked until he retired as a Supply Officer in 1974.
He was a gentleman and a scholar who loved to learn, and was tireless in his dedication to his family and friends. As a young father, he enjoyed bowling, tennis, and playing bridge, and after retiring, he became an avid fisherman. One of his favorite activities was playing pool and snooker with friends at the Senior Center. He was a loyal fan of the Oak Ridge Wildcat teams in all sports, and was a devoted follower of his beloved Kentucky basketball Wildcats. Reminiscing with friends and relatives about his experiences as one in the first group employees hired to work in Oak Ridge on the Manhattan Project was one of his great pleasures. His keen ability to recall and paint vividly detailed verbal images of the development of the Oak Ridge community from its infancy to maturity never failed to enrapture listeners of all ages.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 70 years, Alice, his parents, Ralph S. and Lydia E. McGlasson, of Lexington, KY, a sister, Alice May McGlasson of Bardstown, KY, two brothers, Donald McGlasson, of Harriman, TN, and Arch Pulliam, of Berry, AL, and a granddaughter, Cynthia Tripp Samudio, of Naples, FL.He is survived by five children, Jane (Arthur) Tripp of Homestead, FL, Nancy (John) Hollis of Weston, WI, Ralph (Candy) McGlasson, Jr. of Oak Ridge, Bruce (Arsenia) McGlasson of Clinton, and Linda Taylor of Knoxville, one brother, Robert A. McGlasson, of Tucson, AZ, eight grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.
His wit and charm never faded, and he will be warmly remembered and sadly missed by all who knew and loved him.
Funeral services and interment took place on Sunday at Oak Ridge Memorial Park.