Glenn T. Passey

Glenn Passey passed away, surrounded by family, at his home in Cheney on Oct. 10, 2018 at the age of 78.

He was born on Dec. 23, 1939, in Lanark, Idaho to Leo and Ida Howell Passey and was the youngest of eight children. He was raised on the family farm.

In high school he demonstrated a great ability in athletics. He received a football scholarship that took him to Utah State, which was transferred to track as he had quite a talent in throwing the discus. He went on to break the NCAA discus record and continued to successfully compete in national and world discus competitions into his retireme...