DR. GLENN TUELLER M.D.

Dr. Glenn W. Tueller, aged 93, passed away peacefully March 12, 2018, at home. Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, Glenn graduated from East High School in 1942. After graduating, Glenn enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps 8th Air Force during World War II, where he flew in B17s on 28 raids over Europe until he was severely wounded. The treatment he received, and his resulting medals, proved a turning point in Glenn’s life and led to his subsequent long career as a physician and family counselor. After the war, he earned an M.D. from Temple University on the GI Bill, the first in his family to do so. In 1953, in response to family inducements, he changed plans to practice in California instead to open an office in a burgeoning Las Vegas community. With that decision, he became the 17th doctor in the city, where he served as the quintessential Family Doctor for over 50 years, while actively participated in community and state affairs. Over the course of his long career as a family doctor, Glenn treated generations of families, celebrities and visitors, handling innumerable house calls, late night deliveries and weekend emergencies. He helped found Sunrise Hospital (now Humana Sunrise Hospital), where he was the first doctor to admit a patient, delivered the hospital’s first baby and became the first Chief of Staff. He received numerous awards and accolades, while serving on various professional boards and advising on matters impacting Nevada doctors. Even after retiring from private practice, Glenn continued into his 80s to consult on medical malpractice insurance and quality control matters, provided expert testimony, and serve as medical director for earlygeneration HMOs. As the nature of medical care transitioned in the Las Vegas community, he shifted his role as a pioneering family doctor to serve as a forerunner in helping transition the smalltown medical community to face the new medical realities and challenges of a growing metropolis. Throughout his life, Glenn remained beloved by generations of patients, fellow professionals and the broad community of friends he developed. With his passing, we have lost a cherished family patriarch and longtime community leader, who never can be replaced and will be sorely missed. He is survived by his wife, of over 45 years, Sandra Jean Tueller; son, Douglas Reid Tueller, and his wife, Lynda; stepson, Kyle Betterton; and stepdaughter, Kelly Skidmore, and her husband, Ian. He is also survived by four grandchildren, Evan Tueller, Chloe and Hayden Skidmore, Chase Betterton; and many grand-dogs. Wake memorial service will be 5-8 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at the Las Vegas Country Club, 3000 Joe W. Brown Drive, Las Vegas, NV 89109.