Dear Jack,
Today of all days we tragically hear of fire at Norte Dame. I remember standing before it many years ago and thinking of all the lives it represented over hundreds of years. I was awe struck. It is your heritage as well. I know you would have been pained over the loss of any of it. As certainly the artist in you would grieve the beauty, but even more the symbolism for all those that love God. I loved working at SJHS and even more meeting you. You are forever missed.

Just this past week-end when sitting in our wisdom circle I remembered Jack and his humble yet profound influence he had on our lives, our ministry and on our world. Jack you truly are forever missed but your legacy lives on and you continue to bless our lives with everlasting love. Sending good thoughts and prayers to your beautiful family.

I will always remember Jack that influenced me so much in such a short amount of time.

I had the pleasure of hearing Jack's voice a few days ago, when I re-watched a video he made of my mother several years ago. His gentle chuckles in the background gently encouraged and supported her. Didn't he do that for us all -- gently encourage and support? I miss him so very much.

Happy birthday to you, dear Dad! We think of you often, and I strive to keep your thoughtfulness and kindness as my guide! Love you and miss you!

Hello dear Jack,
Today I greet you from my newly working Internet. At&t replaced all the equipment that was installed by your arrangement when we moved in on August 5, 2011. Internet kept going out, finally a very knowledgable technician(Sal) fixed the problem. Our system needed all new equipment, which he put in place and hauled away no longer needed cables and all. I have a new WiFi# and password! This is a big step. It is streamlined and apparently simpler!
So keeping our home loving,warm, and alive without you is often a struggle, but grace comes through.
Gabriele Carey is here working on the John William Glaser Papers archive. She is a delight to work with, so capable and I have been able to learn and assist her. Just found one of many post- its on one of your documents. Here is the quote, speaking about your spirit and thoughts:

"If we are to reach real peace in this world, and if we are to carry on a real war against war, we shall have to begin with children".
Mahatma Gandhi

Tonight all the grandkids are arriving with their dads for my homemade split pea soup, salad and grilled cheese sandwiches. Dessert too! The Moms are out of town pursuing career advancement opportunities.
You are deep in my heart and wonderfully around us all. Miss you so!
Love, Mary Ellen

I was a Mission Integration meeting today and Johnny Cox acknowledged Jack's passing on this day. His beautiful expression of mission was read and is certainly a treasure that lives on in our hearts and hopefully in our actions.Then several of us shared remembrances of how he not only touched our lives personally and professionally but his far reaching impact on a national level and most importantly how much he loved his beautiful wife, children and grandchildren. Jack your inspiration, brilliance and humble heart live on with us all.

I always remember going in to see Jack about his Vision for Healthcare and seeing the half read books on his desk and the newspapers all over the office. He always had a kind word and would always listen to this young kid talk about healthcare reform. you are missed but not forgotten.

One of my greatest honors and blessing having worked at SJH was knowing Jack. I will never forget the influence he had on me in a relatively short period of time. I miss him.

Happy Easter Jack! We miss you! Thank you for your profound influence and inspiration that has helped us make the hard and just choices for those we serve in this Catholic Health Ministry! Peace, Rich

Jack truly lives in my heart and I think of him often and he is remembered in conversation with my colleagues for his wonderful legacy. his impact has been great and truly far reaching and the fruits of his labor continue to ripple out in ways known and unknown to us, such is the power of Love.

It is hard to believe it has been five years since Jack passed. What an extraordinary man and a dear brother-in-law. The innumerable memories I have of Jack~ (his humor and wisdom, the joy he expressed in simple pleasures ~to name a few) will always remain. Yet there is still a lump in my throat to this day when I am reminded of his physical absence on earth. He left us spiritual gifts for certain. Jack is a beloved and cherished family treasure.

Jack inspired me in so many ways and I loved him not simply because of that, but because of the truly extraordinary man that he was.
I have missed him from the day he left us.

Jack It is so hard to believe that you have been gone from this earthly life for five years now. I always felt that for every conversation we ever had I always walked away with something deeper to ponder, something that I had never thought of before. You were and continue to be a prophetic voice for our times. I share your "Central Reality of Ministry" every two weeks at new employee orientation as I believe it is foundational for describing what we are all about and what I aspire to everyday. Thank you for leaving us with such a rich legacy and your awesome smile!!!

I loved Jack so very much. When you talked to him, you could tell he really cared and was listening . He was such a kind and generous man. He was an awesome husband and father. I think of him often ❤️

Today is your birthday, what a huge generous birth happened this day in 1933! Thanks to Margaret and Clarene! 
   You are dearly remembered by many of your precious family and friends. We decided to honor you today in a unique way by focusing in on our work, the children and relationships, not orchestrating a party or an event amidst the mini celebrations that occurr everyday, especially with our 5 grandchildren. Each one of them says loving words about you often. An example, last evening Claire Teran age 6 brought me a drawing, "We love you Grandpa. Deth can't stop love." That's how she wrote it. So bright. Today she can express for all of us!
   On a regular basis we visit your gravesite, putting mementos, plants and flowers near your headstone. I am headed south to the beach, where you invested time and found so much solace from the ocean rhythms and also much needed time to rest and reflect. 
   Love, Mary Ellen

As someone who worked with Jack for a few years, I was blessed to have learned a few things from him. His words are around us each day at St. Joseph Health and I was blessed to have in my life for a few years. We work each day here to create community and UI know Jack would have liked that.

On Jan 23 Heritage Shared Services and Home Health will celebrate the blessing of our new building in Anaheim. Jack's inspiring words will be shared. His spirit is alive and well among us. We are abundantly blessed! Thank you Jack & Mary Ellen! Best wishes to all the Glaser family.

It's hard to believe that it's been four years since Jack's passing. Jack was always teaching, if we were open to it. I think of Jack every time a young person mentions a Jesuit college they are thinking of attending. I think of Jack when the Pope speaks with compassion for the poor. I think of Jack when health care reform is discussed by politicians. I will think of Jack when I am ordained this Saturday as he was supportive of my work and ministry. Blessings to Mary Ellen and all of Jack's family during this time of remembrance.

A co-worker recently asked me if he could talk to me about Jack. He had just been through our LoFT program and had heard about Jack. I was honored to tell him that Jack was a friend of mine. I think of him often and always with a gratefulness for what he meant to me. So many times I wish I could sit down and just visit with him for I was always changed and a little wiser when I did. Happy Birthday Jack. You are so loved.

I have been thinking of Jack this week as I sort through some of my ethics binders and came across the ethical decision making process as well as his pioneering work on Healthcare Reform. I feel so blessed to have worked with Jack and to have received and benefited from his wisdom, kindness and intellegence. His legacy continues,

Dear Jack,
Your memory and even your presence is alive around me urging us to live fully and to contribute our gifts and talents to the emerging world. Your name and influence is spoken often by all 10 of us, your children and grandchildren. And many others, too.
Your headstone at Fairhaven is engraved, "there is the dearest freshness deep down things" from G.M. Hopkins. We gather there!
Today we celebrate your birth and the unique, brilliant light you gave.
Love, Mary Ellen

We are thinking of you today with love, Dad! We will gather together, remember you, play and laugh with the kids as we always do on this day. I am giving thanks for your life of love and justice, and sending love out to everyone who is missing you.

Thanks to Corrine Bailey and Mary Ellen Glaser for administering and maintaining this memorial to Jack. To see photographs of Jack is to feel his presence and his wisdom. Those of us he taught are forever grateful. We can only hope to live up to his standards.

On March 19, the Feast of St. Joseph our family, Brian and Melanie Glaser, Meg and DiegoTeran and 5 grandchildren, Andoe, Diego Andres, John, Claire and Sabine, came together at Fairhaven Memorial Park in Santa Ana. We buried Jack, Grandpa's ashes in a lovely ceremony. Each one put something into the vault with him.
I made these remarks. I post them here in loving memory of Jack.

"Having our family gathered around in this lovely park-like cemetery makes me feel very grateful and appreciative that our bodies and are spirits are here! for months we've been planning for this day. I think we picked just the 'right time' for this occasion to bury Grandpa's ashes. yet we wonder how this will be for us.

This precious box has been on a special shelf in my living room. Grandpa's ashes are from his physical body. We will bury them in the ground, as is the custom in many places around the world. WE'll lay over his grave the special marker with his name and some important things about him. This will now be a public place where we can come and honor his memory.

Grandpa was our dear leader when he was alive. Even in his death he continues to lead us by our memories and thoughts of him. What would he say to this/ What would he do in this situation?

It is interesting that today is the Feast of St. Joseph, who was known as a wise protector of his family. A psalm for today reads, "Behold a faithful and wise man, which the Lord set over his household".

Grandpa lived a good life - and he died a good death. Such ideas were some of what he thought and wrote about, and they were part of his scholarly work and teaching.

As a boy, as a teenager, as a student, as a grown-up in all these stages he was loving and curious. He developed his talents. He worked and played and laughed and loved. He used his brains and his heart. He liked sports. He was musical, artistic and poetic. He liked to fix things and even to cool sometimes!

As a husband, as a father and as a Grandpa he was present to us, very loving, ever curious. He was enchanted with us, cherishing our special beauty and uniqueness. Grandpa died a good death. He came to understand his age and his illness. He had the good fortune to be in the care of doctors he respected. He died in a hoppital that he knew and he even caled it "my hospital". Wonderfully, he got to say good-bye to all of us.

Grandpa believed in Easter! New life! Hope! No matter the trouble, the problem, the sorrow, how big or small the disappointment. He knew about a future we can surely believe in through it all. As G. M. Hopkins wrote: "For all this nature in never spent..." As the engraving on Grandpa's marker reads: "There is the dearest freshness deep down things".
There will always be his spirit to guide us with "warm breast and ah bright wings".

I did not know Jack as long as most, but it feels like a life time. Jack inspired me and continues to do so. He has made my life better by knowing him. Happy Birthday, Jack. You are sorely missed.

Sending best regards to all the Glaser family. Jack remains a light in my life and I think of him often. I feel so blessed to have known him. He left an indelible print on the hearts, minds and spirits of so many. While helping shape a vision of health he considered the individual, community and society with the common good at the forefront of all decisions.

"Let him easter in us, be a dayspring to the dimness of us, be a crimson-cresseted east..." --Gerard Manley Hopkins
Jack loved this quote from one of his favorite poets. Remembering him today, it strikes me how Jack was this to us: a dayspring to our dimness, eastering what is deepest in us. I am grateful for his continuing presence in the minds and hearts of so many.

Dad, you are still very present in my heart. Our family gathered today to honor your life. We played together and thought of you with joy!

Jack, I have only the fondest memories of you. You lived such an exemplary life--so full of compassion, love, joy, peace, humility and dedication. To me, you were one of God's best representatives here on earth. Thank You for embracing my family and me. You and Mary Ellen will always hold a special place in my heart. Rest well.

Thinking of Jack and offering up fond remembrances. I am currently enrolled in a university course on care transition in emerging health care models. We have been discussing ethical issues in practice and Jack's wisdom and teachings are a guiding light. I seem to miss ans appreciate him even more as time goes on. 
Sending my best to the Glaser family.

This is what Yahweh asks of you, only this: to act justly, to love tenderly, and to walk humbly with your God.
--Micah 6:8
Jack embodied this more than anyone I have known. What a privilege to have been his friend; what sadness at his loss, and what joy in knowing he rests in God. Happy Anniversary, Jack.

Jack dear, we have missed your physical presence so very many times every day all this year. At St. Joseph Hospital we told you it was OK to go and that we would be all right. We are tenderly moving forward without you.  We've hung tight as a family, speak about you often. I feel your love and guidance. Keep it coming. I'm grateful to friends, colleagues who remember you, stay in touch.

Mary Ellen, Brian & Meg, my thoughts and prayers are with you today. Jack was a sweet, good man. May your memories of him comfort you. God bless, Lia

Jack lessons taught me how to think about justice and health reform. He was such a kind and wonderful teacher.

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.