Glenn Howard Cantor, 70, of Bend, Oregon, married to Inge Eriks for 43 years, died on February 16, 2024 in a snowmobiling accident in Alaska near Denali. Glenn was a scientist, outdoor adventurer, nature photographer, birdwatcher, bicyclist, and a loving husband, caring father, and adoring grandfather. He referred to himself as a “skeptical optimist,” a phrase which captures both his intense curiosity, scientific mind, and critical thinking, as well as his extreme zest, indomitable spirit, and joy for life that he brought everywhere with him. A warm, inviting, and genuine person, Glenn had a talent for making lifelong friends everywhere he went.
 Glenn spent much of his career as a research scientist working to discover and develop drugs to treat cancer and other diseases, and was an active board member and scientific advisor for the Waldenstrom’s Foundation. He cared deeply about his work as a cancer researcher and was widely known as a talented and brilliant mind in his field. Before joining the world of pharmaceutical research, he was a large animal veterinarian, and then a tenured professor of veterinary medicine at Washington State University. Throughout his career, Glenn served as a mentor and teacher to many younger veterinarians and scientists. He was proud of his service in the Peace Corps in Ecuador and his volunteer work as a veterinarian with the Iditarod sled dog race.
 Glenn deeply loved his family, friends and community, and will live on through us all: his beloved wife Inge; his father Bernard; his children Alida (Travis Pritchard) and Emma (Josiah Brown); his grandchildren Lily, Max, and Sophie; his siblings Cliff (Pauline), Jim (Susan), Ellen (z”l 2013), and Mark (Karen); and his many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, neighbors, community members, and colleagues. We will always remember him and hold him close in our hearts.