"I am thinking of Jack on his birthday and my heart is full of gratitude. He was very supportive of home care and assisted us in beginning our ethics committee several years ago. I carry his blessings in my heart and I am thankful that I was fortunate to have known him...I especially loved his down to earth and open-hearted hospitality and acceptance of everyone, especially me. :0)"

"I had the privilege of working with Jack as part of a "study circle" of executives from Catholic health ministries across the country.  Though I was technically the "teacher" and Jack the "student," I was always aware of how much more I always learned from him, and how much I benefited from his fresh insights.  I will miss Jack's gentle smile, his open spirit, and his deep generosity."

"Jack was everything everyone here says he was, and more. He was also one of the wisest and funniest persons I've ever known. I loved his quirky and unpredictable ways. I loved how he'd sit in the dark in his office, eating apples, doodling, quoting Goethe, and flashing you his incredible gap-toothed smile. All the secrets of the universe seemed to dwell in that smile of his. I'll miss it."

"Jack had a profound impact on me, SJHS and Catholic healthcare  His amazing insight, clarity and commitment were apparent in everything he touched. I quote "Jackisms" on a weekly basis.  My favorites:  "Don't just do something, stand there" and "For every yes, there are a thousand no's."  I feel fortunate to have had him in my life.  He will be greatly missed."

"I first met Jack when I started work at Mercy Health Services in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Jack became my mentor as I was new to Catholic healthcare. He was an inspirational presence to many of us in that office. He will be greatly missed."

"Today I found out Jack Glaser passed away - My heart is filled with much sadness.  I worked as Jack's secretary at Sister of Mercy in Michigan and have kept in touch with his life through Marcie Greeley.  Whenever I see injustice in this world I always think about what Jack would think and how he would frame it.  My prayers are with his family during this time and always."

"Jack was a truly compassionate & generous man. Endlessly patient, he was a staunch supporter of the "game shows," "documentaries," & other creative endeavors Meg & I put together as kids. Silly as they were, they were important to us, & Jack always treated them with importance, which made me feel special. He always thought of others first. I'm thankful for knowing him & will miss him."

""My best days at work" were often spent in the gracious and intelligent company of Jack. He gently pushed me to think for the long term on healthcare reform, rather than just the next political cycle.  He was a pastor and a friend to me through difficult times.  I was truly blessed to be able to spend so much time with Jack Glaser, and I thank God for the impact he has made on so many."

"Jack provided inspiration, wisdom, and comfort to all those he touched.  He will be missed."

"Jack showed ethicists’ responsibility to think and act for health and other policy changes essential to social justice. He taught us how to educate people about the system and its workings so they grasp the scope and methods of systemic injustice; and how to call forth their values, so they could imagine their role and participation in change, inspired by a vision of our common humanity."

"In the late 1970's when Jack and family moved next door to us in Birmingham, MI, little did we know at the time how blessed we would be with such special neighbors. We can still see Jack, and hear him whistling, as he came through the gate that connected our backyards...always a smile on his face and wit in his words. He was adored and respected by our whole family. Our love to his family."

"Jack was a wonderful friend and teacher. His vision will live through the univrsal love he inspired in each of us. Thank you Jack for all that you represented and the vision of the world that you shared."

"Jack: the scholar, theologian, philosopher, champion of just and universal health care.  His insightful wisdom was always delivered with caring and warmth, with a smile, with love.  He was a mentor in bioethics and life, and a consummate friend.  My sympathy to his family and friends: we will miss Him."

"I'm very grateful for the opportunity of knowing and working with Jack. He was so kind and always had time to answer my questions, share his insite, and lighten the mood. Doug and I were fortunate enough to spend time with Jack and Mary Ellen on our visits home to California. We will cherish the memories."

"I am sorry for the premature loss of Jack.  I learned so much, looking at his drawing/lectures and listening to his deep, big picture view. He welcomed questions and always gave me more than I asked for. I was very moved by his call to Universal health care and have continued to  work for this after my departure from St Joseph Health System, thanks to Jack.  Good luck on your next journey."

"Ut meus carus amicus EGO partis is ut a carus philologus amicus quod discipulus of vestri phasmatis procuratio of 15 annus. Utor lingua of templum Latin communico per vestri plurimus philologus amicitia neque nec plebis. Vos donum mihi per decor nostri Catholic institutio , ut of discernment quod amplexus difficultas tamen ultimate sedo ut subsequens. Per totus meus labor vos erant sedo in meus te"

"Thank you Corinne for this beautiful site to honor our dad, husband, grandfather.  Thank you all for your loving words.  I love to hear that he was loved."

""Jackisms" - I have many of them floating around in my mind as I recall the impact Jack has had on my own ministerial life. When interviewing people for our ministry, Jack would say "look for the footprints in their lives...that will tell you if they are a fit for us."  Jack...the footprints you've left will remain with us forever...wisdom, joy, love and gentleness. Shalom."

"Deep condolences to Jack's family and gratitude to you for sharing him with us.  Jack was a major influence on me personally and professionally.  He taught me so much about ethics and values that are sometimes in conflict, and I can still hear him talking about tensions between the needs of individuals, organizations and society at large.  I will continue to be inspired by his life/work."

"Jack was a scholar & mentor to many. He was known to draw his ideas to help articulate his thoughts. He loved to think big and challenged us to think beyond. I was honored to meet Jack the first week I started at St. Joseph & felt instantly his genuine warmth, wittiness &his great heart! I will miss him but never forget him as an example of how to love and live!"

"Jack, like his baptismal name - beloved of God or God is generous, nourished our hearts, minds, imaginations, and souls in ways we would not have entered or otherwise conceived. Thank you Mary Ellen and children/grandchildren with family and friends who deepened Jack's love and wisdom. We will miss his inimitable and delightful ways yet carry the prophetic voice he stirs within each of us."

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Jack was a leader among my generation of health care ethicists. His mind was always leading us to new horizons and new ways of viewing the Church and it conundrums. He will be sincerely missed for his humor and instights.  Robert Lampert asked me to post this."

"As someone who got to work with Jack, i feel honored to have had that chance.  Every now and then you come across someone who leaves a lasting impression on the world.  Jack was one of them.  Always with insights into the most complex things, he will be missed.  Your ideas will live on.  Thanks for your friendship."

"Jack lived a rare and delightful combination, a gentle-man, with a brilliant mind and a wicked sense of humor!  Everything was better when Jack was involved ... more interesting, more challenging, deeper, funnier and always with justice at the heart.  May you, teacher and friend, “rest the blessed rest of everlasting peace, in the glorious company of the saints of light."  We remember you!"

"Jack will always be a person of wisdom, compassion and loving inclusion of anyone he has met.  I remember especially his love of just the right poem for the right occasion...especially the one about not letting go of the thread.  May God's loving consolation surround your family and friends."

"Ah, Jack - we'll miss your warm and loving presence.  Your passion for justice, your dreams of community, your poetic and powerful writings and just the open-hearted way you walked with us brought God's dream more and more to fruition.  Thank you.  We were blessed by you for so many good years.  May you be home in Love."

"A unique, humble and brilliant man, Jack left a mark that has influenced health care and human caring in extraordinary ways...the effects of Jack's work will continue to ripple out for the betterment of humanity for eternity.
I am so grateful to have known him. My deepest sympathies to the Glaser family."

"Jack demonstrated and taught me and many how to hold truly trans-formative intentions with great patience, to call people to their very best selves with patient and understanding relationship, to care for everyone and everything with both passion and ease, to think deeply & speak in ordinary language.  Thank you, dear friend; thank you, thank you.  Your gifts live on.  "

"Jack demonstrated for us how to live with purpose, compassion, vibrancy and conviction. His ability to care deeply for the whole world and for each and every individual teaches us how to love.  Jack, you continue to inspire us and gladden our hearts as we remember you.  May the hand of God hold you, the peace of God enfold you, the love that dreamed and formed you guide you gently home."