Jacquelyn Mullaney Glynn

Jacquelyn (Jacque) Mullaney Tilton Glynn, 90, formerly of Farmington, CT and Weekapaug, RI, passed away Sunday, January 3, 2021. She will be remembered by all, who knew and loved her, for her kindness, strength, good humor, quiet generosity, and peaceful demeanor. Born May 28, 1930 to Richard Langley Mullaney, Sr. and Eleanor (Niven) Mullaney in Detroit, MI, Jacque spent her childhood in Dallas, TX and Avon, CT. She graduated from Mount Saint Joseph Academy (West Hartford, CT) in 1948 before attending the Whitney School of Art (New Haven, CT), where she trained to be a commercial artist. Jacque worked briefly for the advertising firm, Wilson Haight and Welch, before marrying George Oglevie Jarvis Tilton on February 2, 1952. On January 26, 1955, Jacque was widowed and left to raise their two-year-old son. On June 8, 1957, Jacque married William Edward (Bill) Glynn, an attorney with the law firm, Day, Berry & Howard. Jacque and Bill went on to raise four more children. When Bill was elected Mayor of Hartford, CT in 1961, Jacque served with elegance and grace as First Lady. She was a devout Catholic, who sang in the St. Lawrence O’Toole Church choir. She served on the St. Patrick Church Council, and headed their Human Needs Committee. She also served as Secretary for The League of Women Voters in Hartford, worked as a CNA at Mercy Knoll Nursing Home, and twice traveled to Haiti, where she worked to ease poverty and suffering. Jacque loved foraging for antique bottles, a passion that took root at her aunts’ old home in Barnard, VT. During summers, she enjoyed riding her bike every day to the beach in her beloved Weekapaug, where she’d tidy up and discover treasures washed up by the surf. She took great pleasure in planning and attending extended family gatherings with her brother, sisters, in-laws, and many nieces and nephews. Jacque also travelled extensively with Bill and then later with her children and sisters. She was also known for keeping a (not-so-well-hidden) secret stash of chocolate and ice cream! Jacque is survived by four children: Garry Tilton (wife Alla Yanovsky) of Canton, CT, Bill Glynn (wife Joy Preston) of Punta Gorda, FL, Sarah Peters of Pasadena, CA, and Mary Beth Kelso (husband Kevin) of Los Angeles, CA. She leaves twelve grandchildren: Jane, Jake, Jerry, Val, Ted, Peter, Andrew, Julia, Abby, Kathleen, Chance, and Declan, as well as two great grandchildren, Enzo and Hunter. She was predeceased by both husbands and her daughter, Molly Glynn (husband Joe Foust) of Chicago, IL. Due to the pandemic, a memorial service will be announced and held later this year when travel and congregating are safer. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the COVID-19 Pandemic Bonus Differential to support the kind, dedicated, and tireless caregivers at the McLean Home. Please visit https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/McLean and note “staff” in the dedication line.