Glen William Pickett

The Lord suddenly and without any preparation chose to release our special Valentine, Glen William Pickett, from his earth bound body to live with Jesus on his birthday, February 14, 2023. Today Glen is in his eternal heavenly home with a new healthy and perfect body. Glen was also born a special Valentine’s Day baby on February 14, 1976, sharing his birth year with our country in celebration of its Bicentennial Birthday in 1976. His parents, James and Barbara Pickett, along with his older sister and brother, Tammy and James, welcomed their newest addition to the family and loved him every day of his 47 years of life. That love for Glen will remain in their hearts and minds forever. As children, Glen’s sister was eight years old when he was born and loved being a participant in his raising. As such Glen looked up to her, often following in her footsteps, sometimes for the better and other times, well not so much. Glen and his brother James had a close relationship, also sometimes great and other times more competitive. They loved playing video games together. As a family we all enjoyed playing board games, this was always fun and where Glen’s competitive nature really showed. Glen was always a physically active type of guy. He loved playing soccer as a child. With his brother, James and their buddies they played a lot of football. The three siblings spent virtually every summer day at the pool. As an adult he continued to enjoy swimming and soccer and also started playing racquetball at the church CLC. Even after the loss of his leg he briefly played soccer and continued to play racquetball with his cherished Uncle Clay. Glen and Clay played vigorously and competitively, neither showed the other any mercy. In 2012, Glen realized one his greatest ambitions when he became a father to his new daughter Lillyin Mae Pickett. For the last ten years, Lilly has been the light of Glen’s life. Her life provided him with hope and healing after the tragic car accident that took his leg and mangled so much of his earthly body. Then, with her birth just one year ago, Jullyin Mae Pickett added her life and light to his precious family. Glen loved and cherished both of his daughters and considered them to be his best accomplishment of his all too short life. Growing up no one knew Glen was struggling with dyslexia but everyone knew he compensated by “learning by doing”. If you put a tool in his hand, he would figure out how to use it. If you put a mechanical problem in front of him, he would fix it. He spent many years working together with his father as well as his mother and siblings. Once the dyslexia was discovered, Glen and his dad took Heating and Air Conditioning classes at Muskogee Vo-Tech. Glen completed the coursework and obtained his HVAC license. The confidence he gained from this achievement prompted him to continue his education by attending Northeastern State University. Glen had a special mentor at NSU, Dr. Mattson who guided him along the path to earning his Associates Degree in Computer Science. In so doing, Glen had discovered his passion. Glen continued to learn and grow and achieve in the computer and Information Technology field. And, of course, this resulted in him becoming a highly sought after “brain power commodity”, now everyone needed, or at least, wanted his help. This was no problem for Glen; an easy going, loves to converse, never-met- a-stranger type person, he was always willing to help and share his knowledge with anyone who asked. He further accomplished a life goal by joining together with his parents, James and Barbara, in the development of the business, Advanced Computers in 2005. Shortly after that he grew the business to become an Internet Service Provider by starting up DataFlys. Through self-study and creating a network of mentors in the field, he was able to create the technical backbone of this company essentially on his own with no prior experience in the field. Glen didn’t restrict himself to human friendships, he loved animals too. But, he especially loved dogs, specifically the Shih Tzu breed was his favorite. As a young child, he got his very first puppy for his birthday and true to form, the puppy was named Valentine. Later as an adult, he had a pair of Shih Tzus, Ruthie and Cassie. Most recently, he got a puppy for Lilly which she named Coco. Coco was tragically lost in the house fire last month. The opportunity to conduct the planned funeral for Coco had not yet presented itself. Therefore, Lilly decided it would be best to bury some of Coco’s ashes with Glen. It gives us all a sense of relief to know that they are together in Heaven today and for all eternity. Glen was the youngest of the three children born to James W. and Barbara C. Pickett. Although he was born in Conroe, Texas, he was just four years old when the family moved to Muskogee, Oklahoma which became Glen’s lifelong hometown. Glen’s love for his daughters was evident in the doting care shown to both Lillyin and Jullyin. First Baptist Church of Muskogee is where Glen was baptized as a young boy and it has always been his “home church”. Glen’s family is grateful in the knowledge of his salvation taking comfort in the knowledge that he is being welcomed to a heavenly family reunion with those who have preceded him. He so loved his family with all his heart as well as his God in Heaven. He was preceded in death by his father, James W. Pickett Jr., all of his grandparents, James W. Pickett Sr. and his wife Margaret, Glen William Tullis and his wife Dorothy. Glen is survived by his daughters, Lillyin Mae Pickett and Jullyin Mae Pickett; his mother, Barbara Pickett; his brother, James W. Pickett III; his sister and brother-in-law, Tammy and Tommy Marlow; his nieces, Shelby, Jessica and Melody; as well as many aunts, uncles and cousins. A celebration of Glen’s life will be 3:30PM, Saturday, February 18, 2023 at Muskogee First Baptist Church with Pastor Kevin Chartney officiating. His interment will be 2PM, Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at South Bethel Cemetery in Braggs, OK with James Pickett, Sam Pickett, Dan Pickett, Steve Nicklas, Bryan Sanderlin, Andy Hayes, Tim Turner, and Casey Rowe all serving as pallbearers. Fundraiser by James Pickett : College Fund for Lilly (gofundme.com) https://www.gofundme.com/f/college-fund-for-lilly?utm_campaign=p_lico+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_source=customer

Glen William Pickett

February 14, 1976 - February 14, 2023