Glenn M. Small Sr.

Glenn Melvin Small Sr., a former Union Master Plumber and longtime General Motors employee, died September 29, after a long illness at a senior living community. The former Parkville resident was 87. “At one time, he was the youngest Master Plumber in the State of Maryland,” said his son, Glenn M. Small, Jr. “He later worked maintaining the robots that were used to build the Astro van in Dundalk. He was a hard worker and a die-hard Ravens fan.” Glenn M. Small Sr. with wife Anna Small and granddaughter, Delia. Summer 2010. Born in Darlington, South Carolina, Mr. Small and his family moved to Baltimore during World War II. He attended Baltimore City schools and worked as a plumber’s apprentice before joining the U.S. Army. He was honorably discharged in 1958, in time to watch the Baltimore Colts defeat the New York Giants on television in the so-called “Greatest Game Ever Played.” That sparked a lifelong love of Baltimore football, and he owned season tickets for the Baltimore Colts, Baltimore’s CFL football team for two years in the 1990s, and then the Ravens for many years. He played baseball and softball in his younger days and also loved to fish and crab on the Chesapeake Bay. He delighted in having family and friends over for crab feasts and he would steam the crabs himself. Married to Anna M Small in 1963, he is the father of Glenn Small Jr., a former reporter for The Evening Sun and The Sun, and Bridget Small, a daughter who died in 1985. A funeral Mass will be held on Tuesday, October 15 at 9:30 a.m. in the Chapel at Oakcrest Village, 8810 Walther Boulevard. Following internment at Parkwood Cemetery, the family will have a memorial reception at Oakcrest from 11:30 to 1:30 p.m. Mr. Small was preceded in death by his wife, Anna M. Small, who died in May 2023. He is survived by his son, a daughter-in-law Kimberly West Small, granddaughter Delia Small, grandson Levi Prudhomme; sisters-in-law Mary Hohenberger and Kathleen. Wilson, both residents of Oakcrest; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank the loving care provided by Oakcrest nursing staff in the Cardinal Cove wing at Oakcrest.

Glenn M. Small Sr.

June 1, 1937 - September 29, 2024