GLENN A. BORDERS JR.

asilla resident Glenn “Bud” Arnon Borders Jr., 88, died Aug. 15, 2010, at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center.

A graveside service with full military honors will be held at Ft. Richardson National Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. Aug. 20. Anyone attending the service will need to be at the gate no later than 1 p.m. and line up along the back curb in the parking lot. A celebration of life will follow at the American Legion Post 1, 840 West Fireweed Lane in Anchorage at 3:30 p.m.

Glenn was born Aug. 17, 1921, in Seattle, Wash., to Glenn A. and Annabelle (Hocking) Borders. He attended Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Wash.

From 1942 to 1945, Glenn served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and served in the China Burma India Theater. In 1953, he moved to Alaska, living in Anchorage until 1996, when he moved to Wasilla and resided until his death.

Glenn worked as a mechanic and driver from an early age. He worked in the U.S. Army Air Corps, then went on to open Borders Portrait Photography from 1945 to 1953. In 1953, he was employed by the Civil Service in the transportation motor pool at Ft. Richardson until he retired in 1980 as the chief motor officer for all Army motor pools in Alaska. He was a past commander of the American Legion, was a member of the VFW and Alaska Race Car Owners and Drivers Association (ARCODA), where he won the Championship Driver Award eight times and the All-Alaska Champion Driver Award twice. He enjoyed modified stock car racing, hunting, flying and was an assistant big game guide.

“Glenn was a devoted husband and father, enthusiastic outdoorsman who loved Alaska,” his family wrote. “His happiest moments involved his family and hobbies. Dad was always teaching us something. He inspired his five children to reach out to others and embrace life to the fullest.”

He is survived by his wife, Margie, of Wasilla; daughters, Kathy Northcutt of Anchorage, Christy Lowe of Anchorage and Vicki (Ron) Perkins of Spring Creek, Nev.; sons, Jim Borders of Wasilla and Bill (Charmaine) Borders of Kaneohe, Hawaii; sister, Betty (Israel) Mendoza of Lacey, Wash.; 14 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandson; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, four sisters, several nieces and nephews and his son-in-law, David Northcutt.

In memory of Glenn, memorial donations may be sent to Covenant House, 609 F St. Anchorage, AK 99501.

Arrangements were with Valley Funeral Home in Wasilla.