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Floyd Martin Glass, age 94 of Oak Ridge passed away Saturday October 27, 2007 at NHC Oak Ridge.

Mr. Glass was born April 2, 1913 in Owen County, KY to the late Virgil Price and Edna Noel Glass. He married his wife Leona Bryan Glass of Eads, TN on September 30, 1939. Mr. Glass was a former electronics instructor at Lafayette Trade School in Lexington, KY. He was recruited by Tennessee Eastman Corp. in June 1943 to work at Y-12. Mr. Glass’ first involvement in the community was helping to organize the United Church and serve as Sunday School teacher and board member. He also designed and with the help of another member installed the electronic chimes that could be heard in the Jackson Square area every Sunday morning for many years. Mr. Glass worked at Y-12 for the duration of the war training electronic technicians and supervising electronic trouble shooting. In addition to his regular hours he was on twenty-four hour, seven-day call duty. He also worked with the FBI for the duration of the war. Although Mr. Glass majored in Physics at Transylvania and had no formal training in engineering, Monsanta Chemical hired him after the was as an instrument development engineer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (then called the Clinton Laboratory). He worked in the Instrument and Controls Division at ORNL until his retirement in 1978. While working at the Laboratory he designed over one hundred instruments. Some of these instruments were built commercially and were used in industry and other government agencies including TVA, Civil Defense and the Armed Services. Numerous patents were granted on his conceptual designs. In 1954 the Glass family moved to Norris where Mr. Glass served as Sunday school teacher, deacon and training union director in the Baptist church. He also served on the city council and as program chairman for the Lions Club. Mr. Glass moved back to Oak Ridge in 1963 and became active in the First Christian Church. When the Oak Ridge Camp of the Gideons International was organized in 1975 he became a charter member and served in many capacities as long as his health permitted. His services included a seven year jail ministry at the Anderson County jail. Mr. Glass enjoyed many hobbies. He was active in the Oak Ridge Amateur Radio Club when first organized, serving as program chairman. Every piece of equipment in his amateur radio station W4KNY was designed and built by him. He had radio contacts in fifty states and all continents. Other hobbies included canoeing, fishing, wood-working, photographing landscapes and playing the organ. He had so many interests he couldn’t remember ever being bored. Mr. Glass was a loving husband and father and a strong faithful Christian.

Mr. Glass is survived by his sons; Billy P. Glass and wife Judy of Middletown, Delaware, Kenneth Glass and wife Cathy of Oak Ridge, one daughter E. June Glass of Dahlgren, VA, 5 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be Monday October 29, 2007 at 7:00 pm in the chapel of Martin Oak Ridge Funeral Home with Rev. Jesse Bradshaw officiating. Interment will be Tuesday at 11:00 am at Woodhaven Memorial Gardens in Claxton. The family will receive friends form 5-7 Monday at the funeral home. In Lieu of flowers donations may be made to Gideon Living Memorial Bible Fund P.O. Box 4213 Oak Ridge, TN 37831.