Ralph D. Glenn
Ralph D. Glenn, 88, of Mattoon, died Friday, April 6, 2018, at the Harmony Center in Mattoon.
He was born in Lexington, Ill., on October 15, 1929 to Robert and Thelma (Derry) Glenn. He lived and attended school in Lexington through the 8th grade, when the family moved to Yorkville, Ill. Ralph graduated from Yorkville High School in 1947. He attended college and played football and baseball at Illinois Wesleyan University from 1947 to 1949, before transferring to the University of Illinois, where he earned undergraduate and law degrees. He was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 1953.
After finishing law school, Ralph enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he served with distinction from 1953 to 1955.