In loving memory of Glenn Grisco

Denise Grisco & Deidre van Eekeren are organizing this fundraiser on behalf of the family of Glenn Grisco.

With the heaviest of hearts, we set up this GoFundMe to support the wife and children of our brother, Glenn Grisco, who unexpectedly died as the result of an accident.

On Friday, September 9, Glenn went up on the roof of his family’s home to place tarps before an upcoming rain storm. Nobody knows how it happened, but he fell through the roof, and landed on the concrete patio below. A neighbor heard him call for help, and he was taken to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center where he was diagnosed with multiple injuries, including trauma to his brain, skull, neck, ribs, scapula, lungs and diaphragm. Glenn spent nine days in the Trauma ICU, in a coma. He succumbed to his injuries and passed on Sunday, September 18, 2022, surrounded by family.

Many friends and neighbors have since expressed an eagerness to help in any way possible. While it is difficult to bring comfort to the family after this unthinkable loss, we hope to at least alleviate some of their financial strain. Donations will be used to cover the unforeseen medical bills and expenses for the memorial, and to pay for repairing damages caused by the roof leak, ceiling and drywall. We are doing what we can, but to ease the family's financial burden during this difficult time, we need your help. Any donation amount is greatly appreciated!

For those who didn’t know Glenn well, he grew up working with our dad in the entertainment industry, training animals. After brief employment with Mapson Engineering, for over 20 years, he changed careers returning to work with his hawks. He took great pride in it and he especially loved working at SoFi Stadium, where he used his hawks to make sure pests weren’t present during live events,

Glenn never laughed as much as when sharing ‘dad jokes’ with his daughter, Sarah, and he loved spending time with his wife Mimi, going to dinners and movies, or watching Jeopardy or baseball. There was always a friendly rivalry between Glenn’s Anaheim Angels and Mimi’s LA Dodgers. Glenn inherited his love of falconry from his dad and passed on his passion for falconry, fishing and camping to his son Trevor. From his mom he inherited his big heart. He was artistic and a man of many talents, he was very handy in crafting tools to help improve his falconry craft. Glenn always enjoyed fishing and concerts with his best friend and partner in crime of 50 years, Jeff.

Glenn was a wonderful, happy, all-around good human. Easy going, and fun, and sometimes a bit forgetful (but only of non-important things like his wallet, keys or sunglasses). He adored his family, and every one of us cherished and adored him. He always greeted you with his infectious laugh, the biggest smile on his face, like he was waiting for you to arrive.

Glenn leaves a giant heart shaped hole in the lives of his extended family and all who were lucky enough to know him, but especially in the lives of Mimi, Sarah and Trevor, his parents Dennis and Rosalina, and his siblings Bill, Denise and Deidre.