lorado, Glenn hunted and fished, getting his first trophy antelope and mule deer bucks. After fulfilling his military obligations, he furthered his education on a Warf Scholarship, returning to UW-Madison in 1956 to complete research on various alkaloids of Sabadilla officinalis. Dr. Svoboda received his PhD in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from UW - Madison in 1959. Glenn married Janice Hinke on July 21, 1957, in Dorchester, Wisconsin at Salem Evangelical Church, which Janice's grandfather, Claus--a pioneer of the town--helped build. The couple moved shortly thereafter to Corvallis, Oregon where Dr. Svoboda joined the staff at Oregon State University, as an Assistant Professor, teaching courses in Pharmacology and Toxicology, and writing his dissertation. A year later, the couple moved with their newborn daughter to Madison, Wisconsin, where Dr. Svoboda accepted a position of Associate Professor, taught classes in Analytical Chemistry, and matriculated his PhD. In 1959, he joined Freeman Chemical Corp. in Port Washington, Wisconsin, beginning his career as a polymer chemist, developing proprietary plastics and polymers. Dr. Svoboda was instrumental in the early growth of the company starting both their Research and Analytical Services departments. He demonstrated technical and managerial ability, progressing from Manager of the Research Lab (1960) to Manager of Research and Development (1961) to Vice President of Research and Development (1963), a position he held until 1990 when he was appointed General Manager of FCC's Radcure subsidiary and also International Vice President of Freeman Chemical. He retired in 1995. Glenn was a member of the Chemist's Circle of Milwaukee, a local society of professional chemists from industry and academia. He was also a member of the American Chemical Society and was Chairman of the Milwaukee Section in 1969, receiving the ACS Milwaukee Section Award in 1978. Glenn's interest in the wellbeing of local chemists was well known to many chemists in the greater Milwaukee are. During a downturn in the industry he tried to find suitable employment for many ACS members. He supported Freeman Chemical Corporation's policy of financial aid to local educational institutions, and invested much personal time in judging local grade school and high school science fairs. Glenn was a member of Rotary International and the Port Washington-Saukville Rotary Club where he was a two time Paul Harris Fellow. He was a member of the Board of Directors for Seton Health Foundation, Ozaukee, served as Chairman, and in 1990 received recognition from the Foundation for his service. From a young age Glenn developed a deep lifelong passion for science and nature. One of his favorite past times as a young child was visiting the Racine Zoo with his father. He was an avid bird watcher and amassed a voluminous egg collection by the time he was in his teens. He once had ambition to become an Ornithologist. As an adult he was active in numerous state, regional and international conservation efforts, making yearly charitable contributions to Duck Unlimited and the Society of Tympanuchus Cupido Pinnatus, Ltd. He also supported conservation and habitat preservation efforts through hunting licenses and fees. He was a member of Safari Club International and Carcajou Shooting Club of Lake Koshkonong. The Svoboda family table was often blessed with an abundance of fresh or frozen wild caught fish and game. Glenn instilled in his children an appreciation of where food came from, insisting that they understand that wasted food meant wasted life. Glenn planted nut trees and fruit bushes on his property to provide forage and shelter for wildlife. He also purchased the farmland around his home and began the process of rewilding it to provide habitat for local and introduced wildlife. In his retirement, he enjoyed watching the herd of wild deer and rafters of wild turkeys as well as flocks of ducks and geese that made daily rounds through his yard, orchard, and the surrounding woodlands and wetlands. He always had plenty of birdseed, suet, and other favorite bird foods on hand year round for his feathered neighbors. As an orchardist, Glenn enjoyed the year-round cycle of caring for his trees, picking fruit and selling it at the Port Washington and Cedarburg Farmers Markets. In his later years, he was assisted in the process by his children and grandchildren and by Steve Siedl, who grew up next door and continues to be a close friend of the family. Glenn applied his knowledge of chemistry and growing things to the exploration of wine making. He was a member of several wine tasting groups and a gourmet club that was written up in the Ozaukee Press for being the longest lived group of its kind in the county. Glenn had an abiding respect for other cultures; he and his wife enjoyed traveling for business and pleasure, visiting many parts of the US, and many countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and Central America. Dr. Svoboda is survived by his wife of 57 years, Janice (Hinke) Svoboda; his daughter Melora Svoboda and son-in-law Neal Caldecott of Palo Alto, CA; son Kevin Svoboda of Dallas, TX; son Craig Svoboda, daughter-in-law Vicki (Weber) Svoboda, and grandchildren Andrew Weber Svoboda and Olivia Janette Svoboda of Dublin, CA. He is survived by nieces Carla (Svoboda) Harmon of Homer, AK; Sandra Svoboda of Chapel Hill, NC, and Karen (Svoboda) Edgerson of Indianapolis, IN. He is also survived by his sister-in-law, Jacqueline (Hinke) Leipold of Skokie, IL, her sons Kurt Leipold of Mundeleinl, IL, Mark Leipold (wife Mary) Bensenville, IL, and daughter Lisa (Leipold) McElligott (husband Michael) of Mundelein, IL; brother-in-law Bryce Hinke and sister-in-law Marlene (Schumacher) Hinke of Medford, WI; their son, Kenneth Hinke (wife Karen) of Medford, WI; and three grandnieces, seven grandnephews, three great grandnieces and one great grandnephew. Dr. Svoboda was preceded in death by his parents, Louis Svoboda and mother, Selma (Neuman) Svoboda of Racine, WI; father-in-law Alfred Hinke and mother-in-law Juda (Boor) Hinke, of Dorchester, WI; older brother, Gordon Svoboda of Indianapolis, IN; sister-in-law Marjorie (Huber) Svoboda of Chapel Hill NC; brother-in-law Arthur Leipold of Skokie, IL, a niece, Judith (Hinke) Jahnke, of Athens, WI; the wife of nephew Kenneth, Fern (Hoffman) Hinke of Dorchester, WI; and the husband of niece Carla, Phillip Harman. Glenn's remains have been cremated and will be scattered according to his wishes. Invitations will be sent at a later date for a gathering of family and friends to honor his memory at the family home in late spring or early summer. Meanwhile, calls and visits are welcome. Memorial donations may be made to: - Rotary Foundation (https://www.rotary.org/en/give), - Kafue Conservation Project or the Elephant Orphanage run by a friend at Game Rangers International in Zambia (https://www.justgiving.com/teams/Game-Rangers-International), - American Chemical Society (http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/about/makedonation.html), - Ducks Unlimited (http://www.ducks.org/tributes/glennsvoboda), - Disabled American Veterans (http://www.dav.org/). *Photo copyright 2007 Photography by Michael