Glenda L. Warren

Ms. Glenda L. Warren was born in Idabel, Oklahoma on June 14, 1940, to the late Joseph D. and Lillie Juanita Warren. She was the first born of five children. She loved reading, cooking and sewing in her early years and dreamed of becoming a teacher or U.S. Army officer. Ms. Warren graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in Idabel, Oklahoma in 1958, earned a BS degree in Home Economics from Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma in 1962, and graduated from Oklahoma State University (OSU), Stillwater, Oklahoma with a MS degree in Expanded Food and Nutrition in 1971. Before moving to Florida, she taught at a Kansas City, Missouri high school, then at Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma and later at OSU as an associate professor of Food and Nutrition. Ms. Warren joined the University of Florida Faculty in 1971. She retired in 2010 with 39 years of service as an associate professor, registered dietitian, Certified in Family and Consumer Sciences in the Expanded Food and Nutrition Program (EFNEP) in the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) Department of family, Youth and Community Sciences. During her time of service, Ms. Warren enhanced the quality of life for thousands of low-income families in need of knowledge on changing the food in-take of their families. Her professional affiliations include: the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, American Home Economics Association, Florida Home Economics Association, the Florida Dietetic Association, past President of the Gainesville Dietetic Association, the Florida Regional Affiliate of the Institute of Food Technologists, The Alpha Delta Chapter of Epsilon Sigma Phi National Honorary Extension Fraternity, and Age of Renaissance Group, LLC. - a Florida corporation. Ms. Warren loved spending time with family, so she was thrilled when her mother made a permanent move from Oklahoma to Florida. The two enjoyed each other's company immensely and harmoniously lived and traveled together on both leisure and business trips for years in the U.S., Japan and Europe. Ms. Warren was a lifelong Methodist. She was a member of Saint Paul CME Church in Gainesville, served as a financial steward, and considered her pastor, Cherri Samuel, a close friend. Ms. Warren was adventurous and especially valued volunteering with service organizations. In fact, her volunteer spirit compelled her to join the inaugural class of Peace Corps volunteers in the early 1960s. Following a three-month, language-immersion course, Ms. Warren spent two years teaching families ways to improve their food and nutrition in the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal in South Asia. Closer to home, she worked with community-service organizations like the Mu Upsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., the Gainesville Chapter of the Links, Inc., plus a local Friends of the Library working group. After a battle with Parkinson's, she quietly departed this life September 13, 2023 at the Haven Hospice of Gainesville, Florida. Her beautiful life will be forever cherished by her siblings: Joseph and Jacqueline Warren of Los Angeles, CA; Ken and Elmira Warren of Gainesville, FL; Ron and Camellia Warren of Beverly Hills, CA.; Regina Warren Kelker and Charles Kelker of Frankfurt, Germany; Aunts Symantha Myrick of Las Vegas, NV., and Doris Hill of Los Angeles, CA., and Uncle Reao Watson of Los Angeles, CA., and many relatives and a host of devoted nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

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Glenda L. Warren

June 14, 1940 - September 13, 2023