Newton Democratic Activist Sam Glass Passes Away

Longtime Newton Democratic activist Sam Glass passed away Thursday at the age of 89. 

Services for Glass will be held Sunday, March 4 at 10 a.m. in the War Memorial Auditorium at . 

"Newton has lost a great public servant in Sam Glass. His commitment to his country & #NewtonMA was remarkable. Our thoughts w/ his family," Mayor Setti Warren said Thursday via Twitter.

The Newton Democratic City Committee (NDCC) posted a notice about Glass' death on their website Thursday, saying that Glass' "charm, quick wit and upbeat personality warmed the hearts of all those he met."

"We are saddened by his loss and extend our condolences to his friends and family," the NDCC website said. 

Information from the Brezniak Rodman Funeral Directors:

GLASS, Samuel Of Newton, on March 1, 2012. Beloved husband of the late Ruth (Landers) Glass. Devoted father of Dr. Judy Glass & her husband Jean Bussiere of Montreal, Canada & Dr. Joan Glass Morgan of Westfield, NJ. Dear grandfather of Michelle Shames & Suzanne Morgan. Loving brother of Harry Glass of Columbia, MD, & the late Esta Abrams. Dear uncle to Kenneth, Barry, & Laurence & Deborah & their families. Services at the War Memorial Auditorium at Newton City Hall, 1000 Comm. Ave., (Homer & Comm. Ave.) Newton on Sunday, March 4, at 10 a.m. Interment at Lindwood Memorial Park, Randolph, Memorial observance will be announced at the service. Remebrances may be made to The Lown Cardiovascular Foundation, 21 Longwood Ave., Brookline, MA 02446 or the Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St., Newton, MA 02459