Glenn Cantor

Glenn Cantor

April 28, 1953 – February 16, 2024

Glenn Howard Cantor, 70, of Bend, Oregon, married 43 years to Inge Eriks, died on February 16, 2024 in a snowmobiling accident in Alaska near Denali.

Glenn was a scientist, outdoor adventurer, nature photographer, birdwatcher, bicyclist, and a loving husband, caring father, and adoring grandfather. He referred to himself as a “skeptical optimist,” a phrase which captures both his intense curiosity, scientific mind, and critical thinking, as well as his extreme zest, indomitable spirit, and joy for life that he brought everywhere with him. A warm, inviting, and genuine person, Glenn had a talent for making lifelong friends everywhere he went.

Glenn spent much of his career as a research scientist discovering and developing drugs to treat cancer and other diseases, and was an active board member for the Waldenstrom’s Foundation. Before joining the world of pharmaceutical research, he was a large animal veterinarian, then a tenured professor of veterinary medicine at Washington State University. Throughout his career, Glenn served as a mentor and teacher to many younger veterinarians and scientists. He was proud of his service in the Peace Corps in Ecuador and his volunteer work as a veterinarian with the Iditarod sled dog race.

Glenn deeply loved his family, friends and community, and will live on through us all: his beloved wife Inge; parents, Bernard and the late Judith; children Alida (Travis Pritchard) and Emma (Josiah Brown); grandchildren Lily, Max, and Sophie; siblings Cliff (Pauline), Jim (Susan), Ellen (z”l 2013), and Mark (Karen); and his many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, neighbors, and colleagues.

A service will be held on Sunday, February 25 at the Ira Kaufman Chapel in Southfield, MI. A video link will be available. A memorial celebration will also be held in May 2024 in Seattle, WA.

Remembrances may be sent to Bird Alliance of Oregon or St. Baldrick’s Foundation.