We want to announce the passing of Glenridge Arnold Pole, affectionately known as Glen. He died on Sunday, Oct. 27, in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. He was 76 years old.
Glen’s funeral will be held on Friday, Nov. 8, at O’Leary Funeral Home at 640 E. Springfield Rd. Springfield, PA 19064. Tributes will occur from 10 a.m. with the funeral beginning at 11 a.m. The interment will be at Fernwood Cemetery in Lansdowne, PA.
All the family and friends of Glen Pole are advised of his passing. He was a graduate of the CAHS class of 1966 and Hampton University class of 1971. He was the devoted husband of Dr. Phyllis Carter Pole and the proud father of Monifa Pole and Mwai Pole. Glen was the third of four siblings and left behind his brother, Alden Pole, and two sisters, Jeanette Wattley and Ingrid Hutchinson.
Glen had a strong interest in business from an early age and went on to become a Global Investment Banker in Manhattan, New York for over 35 years. He also served as the Financial Advisor to Shawn M. Malone, Former Senator, and Former President of the 30th USVI Legislature. Glen’s passion was leadership and positively impacting young men’s lives, leading him to found and run Valor Leadership Academy in St. Thomas and St. Kitts for four years. Additionally, he was a talented singer and would share his love and enthusiasm for music whenever he could.
Glen will be missed, and his legacy will live on through his children and the many people that he impacted throughout his anointed life.
If you wish to send flowers to the funeral home, please do so by Thursday, Nov. 7.
