Tal O'Brien Glenn

Memorial services for Tal O’Brien Glenn, 50, of Tyler will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at 1:00 PM at the First Presbyterian Church in Tyler with Rev. Pamela Leach and Rev. Tom Loden officiating. There will be a reception immediately following the service to greet the family. Arrangements are with Stewart Family Funeral Home. Tal passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at East Texas Medical Center. He was born March 21, 1964, in Shreveport, Louisiana to the late Tom N. Glenn and Janell Glenn McAnally. He is survived by spouse, Holly Glenn of Tyler; his mother, Janell Glenn McAnally of Tyler; sister, Tami Glenn Fink and husband Rainer of College Station; father-in-law, Alton Cannon and mother-in-law, Virgie Cannon of Tyler; brother-in-law, James Cannon and wife Windy of Whitehouse; sister-in-law, Teresa Cannon of Bryan; nephews, Michael and Stephen Fink of College Station and Alan Cannon of Whitehouse. He was preceded in death by his father, Tom N. Glenn. Tal graduated from Robert E Lee High School, Tyler in 1982 and The University of Texas at Tyler in 1987 with a BBA degree in Accounting. He became a Certified Public Accountant in 1990 and a Charter Advisor in Philanthropy in 2013. He was employed with Henry & Peters, P.C. as a CPA and was currently serving as an Officer and Shareholder. Prior to joining Henry & Peters, P.C., he worked as a Staff Accountant with Brown, Bronstad, Habenicht & Rosson, P.C. in Kilgore and worked for the Internal Revenue Service as an Agent. He was a member of First Presbyterian Church where he served as a deacon. He was an Eagle Scout. He currently served on the board of the Tyler YMCA, and as treasurer of the Tyler Police Foundation and the Tyler Fire Foundation. He was also a member of and Past President of the Tyler Sunrise Rotary Club and was a graduate of Leadership Tyler Class XIV. He was a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants where he was currently serving on the board of directors, and was a Past President of the East Texas Chapter of the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants. Additionally, he was a member of and Past President of the East Texas Estate Planning Council. He was also involved with many other community organizations. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Officers of Henry & Peters, P.C. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Tyler Sunrise Rotary – Tal Glenn Memorial Fund, P.O. Box 8383, Tyler, 75711 or First Presbyterian Church, 230 Rusk St., Tyler, 75701.

Tal O'Brien Glenn

March 21, 1964 - May 17, 2014