Glen Pearson Stromme, 72, went to be with our Lord and Savior on November 13, 2024, in Houston, TX. He was born on May 19, 1952, in Washington, D.C. to Glendoris (Pearson) Stromme and John Stromme. Glen is survived by his wife, Karen Stromme, daughter Kaitlyn McCann, son Pearson Stromme, sister Debbie Rector, nephew Andy Rector and his wife Alaina, niece Heather Rector and her husband Erik and their two children Soren and Gunnar, sister-in-laws Carol Fortney and her daughter Drew, Christy Cook and husband Ellis and their children and grandchildren, brother-in-laws Mike Centers and his wife Kathryn and their children and grandchildren, Rick Centers and his son, and wife Vicky, and numerous dear friends that we call family.

After graduating high school in College Park, MD he briefly attended the University of Maryland and then joined the United States Navy where he received training in nuclear power. He served in the submarine service entering at the end of the Vietnam War and served during the Cold War. He received the following commendations: The Meritorious Unit Commendation, Navy “E” Ribbon, Navy Good Conduct Medal, Navy Expeditionary Medal, National Defense Service Medal, The Republic of Vietnam Presidential Unit Citation, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal, and a Bronze Star Medal.

In 1978 he was honorably discharged from the navy and in 1979 he began his career at Ford Aerospace. From 1979-1998 he was a Space Shuttle Flight Controller with Ford Aerospace, Allied Signal, and Rockwell Shuttle Operations in Houston, TX. In 1994, he was named Manager of the Year for Rockwell Space Operations Company. From 1990-2011 he was a Project Director with United Space Alliance (Boeing/Lockheed LLC) in Houston and in Washington, D.C. During his career  he monitored and implemented hardware and software systems in the Mission Control Center of NASA for space shuttle payload operations, was Project Lead for the development of a technical study to man-rate the Arlane 5 launch vehicle for the European Space Agency (ESA), was the Lead technical liaison in the Space Shuttle Columbia Accident Investigation and worked on United Space Alliance’s contract for the Space Shuttle Common Carrier in support of NASA space shuttle upgrades. In 2015 he took a “retirement job” where he was an Ops Agent at Southwest Airlines until present.

Glen had many passions and hobbies including sailing, woodworking, remodeling homes, watching University of Houston football, Astros baseball, horse racing, cooking, listening to music, beach time in Inlet Beach, FL, time spent in Round Top, TX, our lab Samantha Kait and springer spaniel Murphy, and watching old movies. He was the Head Elf every Christmas making every Christmas perfect and memorable. He was on the P.I.G. chili cookoff team at NASA, later an assistant cub scout leader for 5 years, and in the last two years he was involved with the Knights of Momus in Galveston, TX. What Glen especially cherished was time spent with his beloved family and friends.

A visitation will be held on Wednesday, November 20^th from 6-7 p.m. with Rosary at 7:00 p.m. at Crowder Funeral home 111 W. Medical Center Blvd, Webster, TX 77598. A funeral mass will be held on Thursday, November 21st at 10:30 a.m. at St. Clare of Assisi Catholic Church, 3131 El Dorado Blvd, Houston, TX 77059 where the family are members. The burial will be at a later date at Houston National Cemetery in Houston, TX where Karen’s parents are also laid to rest.