The Martha s Vineyard Times
Glenn Hearn died peacefully at home in West Tisbury on March 2, 2021, of complications from Parkinson’s and heart disease.
Glenn’s family moved to Vineyard Haven from Hyannis when Glenn was 3 years old. His wife of 60 years, Linda (Magnuson) Hearn, teased him that even though his roots on the Vineyard were very deep, he would never be a native like she was.
Glenn attended and graduated from Tisbury School in 1955. The Vineyard’s first football team was started in 1953. This was the first Vineyard sport to involve all three high schools. Glenn was quarterback of that team for his junior and senior years.
NASA/KSC
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