ED GLEIBS '52
entrepreneur in the measurement of electricity
Ed Gleibs gained a reputation at West High School as "everyone's friend." He would not allow his friends to make derogatory remarks to girls and how through the years they never forgot his stand in the classroom for them. He has remained lifelong friends with many alumni and especially enjoys the Florida West High School All-Class Reunions.

Gleibs' office houses a photograph of a West High baseball team. The glossy was presented several years in thanks for his help in reducing the team's debt. Ed would be the first to tell you he went to school to play baseball and football. When his mother refused to sign his football form in the ninth grade, fearing he would get injured, he skipped school until a principal called. His father the intervened, a decision that worked out for the redirected son and West High. Ed was chosen for the All City and Dispatch Football Team in the fall of 1951.

Gleibs signed up for Naval Service during the Korean War on his 18th birthday He traveled the Mediterranean and developed a love of travel in Europe, which he would be fortunate to revisit many times. Ed never forgot the Salvation Army greetings of free coffee when they had shore leave. He now donates to their many causes.

Gleibs attended Ohio State University, later transferring to Franklin University, so he could work a full-time job while continuing his studies. After graduating Summa Cum Laude from Franklin, he worked for Robertshaw Control in Milford, Conn.