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Cynthia J. Glassman

Memorial Services for Cynthia J. Glassman are scheduled for Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at Brightside Baptist Church, 515 Hershey Avenue, Lancaster, with Reverend Louis Butcher officiating.  Arrangements by the Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home Inc. To send a condolence please visit: www.snyderfuneralhome.com.

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November 23, 2022

Miss Cynthia, thank you so much for taking my two twin sisters and I in as foster children! I always wanted to thank you in person for teaching me back then how to be classy, brave, strong, and respectful! You showed me another side of life that’s attainable with hard work and tenacity which I now am able to appreciate with my own little family! Thank you for spreading compassion, love, and understanding! I wish I had the chance to tell you all of this in person! May you rest in peace Miss Cynthia.       Respectfully, Wanda Daglis

August 03, 2021

MOMMY WAS FULL OF STRENGHTH, LEADERSHIP, PROFESSIONALISM, AND LOVE!!!! SHE SHOWED ME HOW TO BE A YOUNG LADY AT ALL TIMES! IN ADDITION, WHEN HAYDEN AND MYSELF, LIVED WITH MOMMY, AT WYTHE CIRCLE….THE HOME WE LIVED IN, WAS PERFECT!!!!!! IN THE BASEMENT,MOMMY PAINTED PATIENTLY THE WHOLE BASEMENT FLOOR. THE BASEMENT WAS HUGH.MOMMY PUT OUR SCREEN TV THERE,A NEW ICE HOCKEY TABLE,A PING PONG TABLE,A POOL TABLE,AND EVERYTHING SHE DID WAS ALWAYS BACKED WITH HER LOVE,JUST LIKE GRANDMA(BESSIE LOUISE SPELL), AND GRANDADDY(JULIUS SPELL)!! IT WAS LIKE DISNEY WORLD IN OUR HOME!!!! WE HAD A CHINCHILLA NAMED BB(SHORT FOR BESSIE AND MOMMY’S SISTER BEATRICE),WE HAD THREE GUINEA PIGS, KEEKEE,TRICKSY AND TRACY,A HEDGEHOG,NAMED BUTCHYBOY, SIX RABBITS,SNOWFLAKE,NOODLES,RUDY,TRICKSY AND TRACY,AND LASTLY PEEDAWEE. HAYDEN AND I LIVED IN A HAPPY HOME!!!! MOMMY GAVE US EVERYTHING….WE WANTED FOR NOTHING…. THAT IS WHY I MADE IT A POINT TO GIVE MOMMY MY ALL AND EVERYTHING INCLUDING MY WHOLE CHECK WHEN I HOT PAID FROM HOME DEPOT. I ONLY REQUESTED $20.00.MOMMY AND I MADE EACH OTHER VERY HAPPY! WE ARE BOSSUM BUDDIES!!!!! ONE DAY I’LL SEE HER GRANDMA, GRANDADDY, ETC. AGAIN WHEN I GO TO HEAVEN!!!!!!!!!! I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT DAY!! YOU SEE YALL GOD IS OUR BUCKLER,SHIELD,AND STRENGTH….HE CAN DO ALL THINGS BUT FAIL!!!! IN ADDITION, MOMMY TOLD ME ONE DAY, WHEN HER AND AL WENT TO EGYPT….EVERY WHERE THEY WENT, PEOPLE WOULD SHOUT, NUBIAN….NUBIAN QUEEN!!!! I LEARNED ALOT FROM MOMMY….NOT AS AN ADULT, BUT ALSO AS A LITTLE GIRL GROWING UP!! WE MADE EACH OTHER HAPPY! OH YEAH I FORGOT TO MENTION THAT WE HAD TWO DOGS,BENNY,A MINITURE POODLE, AND BUFFY, A BUSHON FUSHA-SP. SHE ALSO WAS A DEVOTED, DEPENDABLE,HARDWORKING,AND LOVING TEACHER!!!! I REMEMBER WHEN SHE WAS A SPECIAL ED TEACHER AT ROSEWOOD STATE HOSPITAL( THIS WAS AN INSTITUTION).MOMMY RECEIVED SPECIAL PERMISSION TO TAKE A LARGE GROUP OF ROSEWOOD STUDENTS, HAVE THEM SPEND THE NIGHT, AS SHE COOKED MEALS FOR US THAT WAS FIT FOR A KING!!!! IN CONCLUSION, MOMMY COULD COOK!!!! SHE TAUGHT HAYDEN AND I NEVER LOOK DOWN ON DISABLED INDIVIDUALS,AND WHEN YOU SEE OTHERS, WE DON’T SEE WHAT COLOR ONE MAY BE….OH WHAT A GOOD MOM SHE IS,AND SHE LOVED THE LORD, AS MY GRANDPARENTS, AND I DO ALOT!!!!!!!!!! GOD IS REAL, AND YOU’VED GOT TO FIND IT IN YOUR HEARTS TO LET HIM(GOD AND JESUS ARE ONE),IN YOUR LIFE….GOD IS PERFECT,MIGHTY,LOVING,FORGIVING,SOVEREIGN,POWERFUL,PURE,HOLY,GOD WHICH IS JESUS IN THE FLESH,LEADS AND GUIDES YOU….LIVE TO PLEASE THEM- JESUS WAS NAILED TO THE CROSS, AND HE COULD HAVE SAVED HIMSELF AND CAME DOWN OFF OF THAT CROSS! INSTEAD HE CHOSE TO STAY THERE AND SAVE MANKIND! I LOVE THE LORD,AND MY FAMILY IS A GOD FEARING FAMILY!! WELL YOU SEE MY FRIENDS, GOD GIVES YOU PEACE,HE DEALS WITH OUR PROBLEMS,HE IS ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF IT(THE PROBLEM), WHEN YOU GIVE YOUR LIFE TO JESUS, HE GIVES YOU THAT DEEP DOWN JOY,NOT EVEN THE WORLD,devil,fallen angels,demons,or the anti christ,CAN TAKE AWAY!! WORSHIP THE LORD,I DARE YOU TO TRY HIM….ASK GOD TO LEAD AND GUIDE YOU TO A UNSPOTTED CHURCH,AND GET INTO THE WORLD,READ YOUR BIBLES!!!!!!! LIVE TO PLEASE GOD/JESUS AT ALL TIMES….I PROMISE YOU, THAT YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!!!! GOD/JESUS IS LOVE,AND NO MATTER WHAR YOU’VE DONE GOD/JESUS WAITS FOR YOU WITH LOVING OPEN ARMS!!!!!!!!!! DO YOU ACCEPT THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR, ARE YOU SAVED? DO YOU WANT GOD/JESUS TO BE THE HEAD OF YOUR LIFE? HE’LL FIX IT,NO MATTER HOW BIG YOU THINK THE PROBLEM MAY BE! GOD/JESUS CAN DO ALL THINGS BUT FAIL!!!!!!!!!! GET SAVED AND ASK GOD/JESUS TO FORGIVE YOU OF ALL OF YOUR SINS! GIVE YOUR LIFE TO GOD/JESUS- YOU’LL BE TRULY HAPPY….DON’T KILL YOURSELF….LIVE ON FOR GOD/JESUS….I DARE YA TO TRY HIM(GOD AND JESUS ARE ONE,MENTIONED IN THE KING JAMES RED LETTER EDITION).THE RED WORDS IS JESUS SPEAKING.THERE IS A HEAVEN AND THERE IS A HELL-READ YOUR BIBLE! GOD/JESUS ARE NOT A JOKE….ALL THESE GIOGRAPHICAL DISASTERS ARE ALL CREATED BY GOD/JESUS(E.G. TORNADOES,WATERSPOUTS,EARTHQUAKES,SINARMEES,ETC.IF YOUR NOT SAVED AND YOU DID NOT ACCEPT THE LORD JESUS CHRIST INTO YOUR LIFE,THEN HELL WILL BE YOUR HOME,FIRE AND BRIMESTONE,THE BOTTOMLESS PIT….GET SAVED AND DON’T FORGET TO PRAY AND ASK GOD/JESUS,FOR THEIR PROTECTION FROM THE devil,the anti christ,demons,and the fallen Angel’s! THE devil WILL TRY YOU….JUST PRAY ABOUT ALL THINGS GOD/JESUS LOVES US ALL😇.GAIL JANICE SMITH-I LOVE THE LORD!!!!!!❤❤🙏🧏‍♂️👼!

July 17, 2021

MY MOTHER LEFT BEHIND A LEGACY OF LOVE,RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE,IN LOVING THE LORD AS MUCH AS SHE DID! I HOPE AND PRAY THOSE OF YOU WHO KNEW MY MOTHER,SAW IN HER PROFESSIONALISM,PERFECTION,A HARDWORKER,WHOM KNEW HER REASON FOR BEING HERE FROM GOD’S PLAN!! IT WAS NOT THE WAY SHE DIED THAT DESTROYED GOD’S ACCRUE OF HER FAITH IN HIM….BUT THE WAY SHE USED THE WILL OF GOD THAT LIFTED HER UP,IN HIS(GOD’S),KINGDOM.THERE WILL NEVER BE ANOTHER CYNTHIA JANAICE GLASSMAN,NOR WILL YOU FIND HER ON THIS SIDE OF THE PLANET,BECAUSE MY MOTHER IS IN HEAVEN!!!! IN ADDITION,HER LEGACY OF BEING ONE OF THE BEST,AND FINEST MOMS,HELPED ME TO PULL MYSELF TOGETHER AND MOVE ON!I THANK GOD FOR SUCH AN ASTUTE AND ANGELIC MOTHER GOD BLESSED BOTH HAYDEN AND I WITH!I IDOLIZE MY MOTHER NOT AS A BEING,BUT AS ONE OF GOD’S ANGELS! SHE TAUGHT ME ALOT,AS MY GRANDMOTHER BESSIE LOUIS SPELL, AND GRANDFATHER JULIOUS SPELL ALSO DID! IN CONCLUSION,I NO LONGER LOOK BACK,BUT FORWARD AS I MEET THG HEM  AGAIN IN GOD’S KINGDOM CALLED HEAVEN! YOU SEE YALL I PUT ONE FOOT IN FRONT OF THE OTHER,BEING LED BY GOD HIMSELF,AS ONE DAY HE SHALL CALL ME HOME….WHAT AN EXCITING FEELING TO KNOW THAT WE ARE CHILDREN OF THE LORD!I LIVE TO PLEASE GOD AND DO HIS WILL!!!!!! GAIL JANICE SMITH.

Both my husband and I will remember Cynthia from years ago when she was a very intelligent and exciting woman. We were friendly with her when she was married to Al Glassman and we all spent several New Year’s Eves together. I think she should be remembered for how she was and not how she died. She was an excellent teacher and companion for both her students and children. She also had a wonderful brother and sister-in-law. We are very sorry for your loss. Since two  other great people in the family are recently deceased we hope that maybe they are all together some other place where they can be who they once were.
With our deepest sympathy,
Arlene and Randy Stewart
 

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