Darlene Ann Glass

Darlene Ann Glass (67) of Fullerton, California went home to heaven peacefully on Thursday, May 17th, 2018. Darlene was born in South Gate, California on June 16th, 1950. She graduated from St. Paul High School in 1968. Darlene met her high school sweetheart, Tom Glass, at 17 years old and married him for the first time on June 7th, 1969 and then again on June 7th, 2006. Darlene loved to dance and sing. She possessed a positive attitude with a beautiful smile perpetually adorned with lipstick. In her free time Darlene loved to write short stories and travel with her St. Paul High School friends. But nothing gave her more joy than being a nana and spending time with her children and grandchildren. Darlene worked in real estate, pharmaceutical sales and finally worked as an employer relations specialist for St. Jude Medical Center and St. Joseph Hoag Health for nearly a decade. She was the face of St. Jude Medical Center to large employer groups and corporate clients and partnered with them to create services and programs for the health of their employees. Darlene is survived by her husband, Tom Glass, her two daughters, Melinda(Mark) Ganahl & Michelle(Bill) Purple, and her five most favorite people, her grandchildren: Quinn, Lily, Brody, Liam and Emma. Her stepmother, Kay Watson & her siblings, Gary Watson and Shirley Johnson. Her mother, Blanche Flibbert, and her father, Warren Watson, precede her in death. A celebration of life will be held on Thursday, May 31st at 10:30am at St. Angela Merici Catholic Church at 585 S. Walnut Avenue, Brea, California. Reception to follow at Coyote Hills Country Club at 1449 East Bastanchury Road, Fullerton, California. Darlene requested, in lieu of flowers, that donations be made to a charity, TO BENEFIT SPECIAL NEEDS (TBSN), she started for her grandson and other autistic and special needs kids. Visit  www.gofundme.com/darlene-glass-memorial or send checks to TBSN at 1038 E Bastanchury Rd #233, Fullerton, CA 92835.