CLEARWATER - Glen W. Vantrease, director of fiscal affairs for the
Pinellas County Sheriff's Department, died Monday at Morton Plant
Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 66.
Mr. Vantrease, of 80 Rogers St. in Clearwater, became Sheriff Gerry
Coleman's chief financial officer in February 1981.
''He was more than an excellent employee and friend,'' said Coleman.
''There are no words to describe him. He was the best of the best. He
was a gentleman.''
Mr. Vantrease set up the data processing system for the sheriff's fiscal
affairs department, established internal auditing procedures and handled
investments of department funds.
''He had many accomplishments, mainly fiscal investments. He generated
millions of dollars in interest for the county,'' Coleman said.
Formerly a financial officer for the city of Gary, Ind., Mr. Vantrease
came to Pinellas County in 1970. From 1974 to 1977, he was fiscal
services chief for the county's grants development department.
In 1977, he became chief deputy county clerk and served as the county's
auditor. He was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for circuit court
clerk in 1980 before joining the Sheriff's Department.
Born in Lebanon, Tenn., Mr. Vantrease was an Army veteran of World War
II and served in the 82nd Airborne Division from 1942-46. He was awarded
the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart and the Combat Infantryman's Badge.
He was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, president of the Kiwanis
Club of Clearwater and a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He
also was a member of the Scottish Rite, Egypt Temple Shrine and the
American Legion.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Gene L.; three sons, Dr. Richard
J., Louisville, Ky., Thomas W., Fort Lauderdale, and Capt. John A.,
Abilene, Texas.; a daughter, Marilyn J. Wilder, Tampa; his mother,
Carolyn Vantrease, Clearwater; and three grandchildren.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Rhodes
& Wice Funeral Directors, Druid Chapel, Clearwater.
The funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 407
S Saturn Ave. Burial will be at Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park.
(St. Petersburg Times, St. Petersburg, FL, 9 Aug 1988, Page 7)
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Grave marker for Glen W. Vantrease in the Garden of the
Apostles C, Lawncrypt #15 in the Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park, Clearwater
(Pinellas county), Florida.
Glen enlisted in the Army
at Ft Benjamin Harrison, IN on 13 November 1942.
A member of Company G, he
jumped into Normandy on D-Day, 6 June 1944. He was wounded there on 18
June.
He was wounded a second
time on 18 September 1944.
Already wounded in the
back and in care of a Dutch family, the house was hit by a shell. "When
I regained consciousness, my right arm was doubled backwards at the
elbow and I was matted with blood."
He was evacuated and spent
the next two months in a field hospital. On 30 November he was
transferred to the Parachute Replacement Regimental Parachute
School. Ft Benning, GA for additional medial care. |
