Man With A Drill

Man With A Drill

Glade R Crowther ~ Our Hero

On Sunday evening, August 3, 2014, our lives were altered in a most devastating way. It is with a great and burdensome sadness that we now attempt to convey a few details of his monumental life. Glade Crowther was a gentle giant of a man who lived a simple life rich in honor and goodness. He was often referred to as a peacemaker and spent all of his time making others happy. He was a selfless man.  His time was spent here on earth serving those he loved with his massive, genuine heart. His life gave ours meaning and blessed all those privileged to have known him. In our eyes, we lost the greatest man that ever lived!

To say he was a devoted, kind and loving husband; the soul mate of all soul mates; a fun-loving dedicated dad; a bigger than life grandpa; a loyal, cherished brother; and most of all, the best friend any human could ever have is a gross understatement.  Glade had the ability to love like no other and it didn’t matter what station of life you came from.

His life began August 4, 1954 when heaven released him to earth with an applause of thunder to Lorin W. Crowther and Hazel Robinson, the fifth of six children. This week the heavens have wept and roared with applause again as his son Corbin ushered him home.

Glade graduated from Weber High School and then served an LDS mission in Copenhagen, Denmark. It wasn’t long after he arrived home, he met his best friend and soul mate, Faye Blanch, on a snow-covered mountain in Victor, Idaho. It was love at first site. They sealed their bond of love for time and all eternity in the Ogden LDS Temple on February 11, 1977. Together, they made their home in Plain City and raised an outstanding family of eight.

Glade learned to tool leather at Cross Western Wear and was a master craftsman. He graduated from Weber State College then attended Case Western Reserve Dental School and went from carving leather to carving teeth. He was a gregarious dentist whom everyone loved. He had an honest work ethic few could match! Working hard was one of his passions.

Glade’s ultimate passion was his faith and family. He had a complete testimony of the gospel and served in many church callings. He was the first Bishop of the PC7th ward. His greatest calling however, and the one he loved most was teaching. He had a passion for reading, which was fueled by his intense quest for knowledge, which he enjoyed sharing with others in his gospel doctrine class. He always knelt in prayer at night and had a close relationship with God.

He enjoyed many things, but had one great hobby --- fishing. If Glade didn’t have a drill, a book, a TV remote, or a spatula in his hand, then he had a fishing pole instead. We have so many good memories of one trip after another to any mountain with a stream. He loved playing with his soul mate and kids and said we could never be together enough for his liking.

He leaves a giant chasm in a group of people who loved him more than life ---his family. We built our life upon him and he will always be our rock! We won’t know what to do without his cooking; he was our chef and fed us with far more than food. There are so many memories of building a cabin, yet in the process he built a strong family. We will miss his famous head roll, eye pop, and the simple ways he laughed and played with us. His mannerisms and his way of being could be listed in a million endearing ways. And it is with thankful hearts we know we were and are and forever will be his treasure! Gratefully, our bond of love with him is eternal.

We will miss you pops! You wore your heart out serving us and now our hearts are forever broken. We promise this day, in our heavy sorrow, we will rise up in faith and go on in courage and valor to make you proud of each of us, upholding the great legacy you gave us. Thank you for living your life for us!

Glade is survived by his wife Faye, seven children, Emilyn (Craig) Umbrell, Kaedell (Kyle) Ellis, Seth (Haley) Crowther, Gavin (Caroline) Crowther, Gage (Missy) Crowther,  Kelson (Jacqueline) Crowther, and Deserey Crowther. He is also survived by 11 beautiful grandchildren with, two on the way, and his five siblings. His son, Corbin Chad Crowther, preceded him in death and welcomed him home.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 9, 2014 at 1:00 P.M. at the Plain City Stake Center,  4630 W. 2150 North. Friends may call Friday, August 8, 2014 from 6 to 8 P.M. and also on Saturday August 9, 2014 from 11 A.M. to 12:30 P.M.  

The family would like to thank all those who have rendered so many acts of kindness and generosity, not to mention the tremendous outpouring of love and prayers on their behalf. Those prayers have been deeply felt and no act of charity has gone unnoticed. Thank you from all of us.