Frank A. Glasso, 98, a lifetime resident of Rome, NY (40 miles east of Syracuse) who was a member of the U.S. Harness Writers for 55 years and an USHWA Director for 16 years, passed away at home on Nov. 5.
A son of Italian immigrants who took many trips back to his parents’ homeland (frequently visiting the “original” Rome), Glasso graduated from Rome Free Academy, then enjoyed a varied career. At one job, as a broadcaster for WKAL Radio, Glasso received a record request from a nurse at a local hospital – with that request bringing him his wife of 62 years, Margaret, who survives.
From 1968 to 1987 Glasso worked as a reporter and photographer at the Rome Daily Sentinel, a position he described as his favorite job, and he carried his press card with him for the rest of his life. He was cited by the Associated Press for his reporting on a major storm in the central New York area. Glasso also wrote about the trotters and pacers at Vernon Downs, twelve miles away from Rome, and avidly followed harness racing. At his passing, only six USHWAns had been a member of the association as long as he had.
In addition to his wife Margaret, Glasso is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law, six grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Please join Standardbred Canada in offering condolences to the friends and family of Frank Glasso.