Philanthropist Sunny Glassberg Dies

Sonya "Sunny" Glassberg, a patron of the arts and sciences in the area, died Sunday, May 19, 2013, at age 94.

Glassberg was a resident of The Gatesworth in University City. She previously lived in Clayton and Ladue. 

Turtle Park, on Oakland and Interstate 40 at Forest Park, was commissioned by Glassberg, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 

Quoting from the Post:

Mrs. Glassberg hired artist Bob Cassilly. He designed and sculpted three large, climbable concrete turtles, dubbed Dick, Tom and Sally for her children; and four smaller concrete turtles for each of her grandchildren.

Glassberg also funded the rehabilitation of the Worlds Fair Pavilion in Forest Park and she endowed a professorship at Washington University to encourage research into renewable energy and sustainability.

To read the full Post obituary, click here.