Alwyn B

Glasgow Jr.

Alywn B. Glasgow Jr. was born June 4, 1953 at Englewood Medical Center in Englewood, NJ to Alwyn B. Glasgow Sr. and Mildred Glasgow. He was the youngest of four children born after Barbara, Arlene and Lauretta. Alywn  grew up and lived the vast majority of his life on Elmore Ave in Englewood where he was known as Junior. He attended Lincoln Elementary School, Engle Street School and graduated from Dwight Morrow High School in 1971.

After graduating Alwyn worked for several years at United Jersey Bank. He then obtained employment at Fotomat which started his lifelong passion for photography. He was employed there for several years in various positions eventually obtaining a position as a manger. He worked in both New York and New Jersey.

With is keen eye for photos he loved taking pictures of both family and friends at weddings , graduations or any celebration or event. His pictures were even published in Jet Magazine. During this time as a result of an illness Alywn started losing his vision and eventually became legally blind. He never let his disability deter him in any way. He continued taking pictures and continued to get published in The Record and The Suburbanite newspapers. He was affectionally known as the blind photographer.

Alwyn loved playing the drums and visiting Raceway Park. He especially loved walking around his beloved hometown of Englewood. He was a fixture on Palisade Ave often seen in his red cap.

Alwyn passed away on May 19, 2021 at Hackensack University Medical Center after a brief illness. He leaves behind to cherish his memory his sister Barbara Newsome (Samuel) of Tucson, AZ, Lauretta Allen of Teaneck, NJ, his companion Diane Robinson of Newark, NJ, his loving caretakers and nieces, Marion Shumpert and her daughter Kristina Heard, and a host of nephews, nieces and friends.  He is predeceased by both parents (Alwyn Sr. & Mildred), and sister Arlene Shumpert and her husband Royce and brother -in -law Ernest Allen.