Romus Glosson II

My paternal grandfather, Romus Glosson II, passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2025 at the age of 94 in Houston. He and I were never close, as I’ve only met him a few times, due to the rough relationship my father had with him. The first memory I have seeing him was for my paternal grandmother’s funeral back in 2001. Since then, I had a surprise phone call with him congratulating me for my high school graduation in 2012, meeting him again at a Glosson family reunion in 2022, and then during a couple of more holiday parties over the past couple of years at one of my aunts’ homes.

After such a tumultuous past year and a half with my own stay in the hospital due to my appendix bursting and sepsis, a first cousin passing away, a second cousin, as well as an uncle and two uncle in laws, it’s been a lot to process. With his passing, I’m left with no living grandparents. That hurts more than anything. Not only because of their loss of life, but because it’s a part of me that’s physically gone forever. It also reminds me of how limited of a time I’ll have to spend with my own parents. With my grandparents gone, it feels like there time is approaching sooner and sooner.

Regardless, I hope that his time spent on earth was overall a pleasant one. I also hope that Romus Glosson II, my grandfather, rests in peace.