Former Contra Costa County District 5 Supervisor Glover passes away

PITTSBURG Former Contra Costa County District Supervisor Federal D Glover the first African American supervisor in the county died Sunday He was years old Glover made history as the first African American elected to the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors where he served for more than two decades According to his family Glover has been hospitalized since Wednesday May He died at the University of California San Francisco Health Center Glover s wife of years Janis Glover shared the news on behalf of the family describing him as a devoted husband father grandfather and community servant whose life was grounded in justice equity and provision He concluded deeply in the power of neighborhood and worked tirelessly to uplift and unite the people he was honored to represent As a family we are heartbroken by this loss reported Janis Glover in a announcement After years of marriage I grieve alongside our children Tederal Glover and Carissa Dorton our grandchildren and the extended Glover family We are grateful for the outpouring of love prayers and endorsement we have already received No funeral or memorial plans are in place but more information will be shared in the future Glover served on the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors since He declared his retirement in and finished his term last December Before being elected he served as a city councilmember and mayor of Pittsburg where he was born raised and lived all his life In a report circulated by the Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors colleagues remembered Glover as a leader of compassion integrity and tireless dedication to his public Federal s leadership and tireless commitment to improving the lives of residents left a lasting legacy that continues to benefit our County currently noted the board of supervisors in a message Our thoughts and heartfelt condolences are with his family friends and all those who had the privilege of working with him U S Rep Mark DeSaulnier D-Concord reported he will miss Glover very much Federal was a good man a good friend and an crucial figure in a transformative time for Contra Costa County and the Bay Area commented DeSaulnier in a text message to this organization District Supervisor John Gioia who has worked alongside Glover for years commented the Bay Area lost a historic and impactful leader and his best friend Gioia mentioned Glover was committed to making the county a more just and equitable place for all Gioia commented establishing the county s Racial Equity and Social Justice office would not have happened without Glover s strong leadership He overcame various obstacles to become one of our county s longest-serving Supervisors and his core mission was consistently to increase opportunities for our the greater part disadvantaged residents noted Gioia in a text message Those lives he touched will continue to benefit from his work long after his death Glover attended Pittsburg High School and studied business administration at San Francisco State University Before entering politics Glover had a -year career at Dow Chemical and POSCO Steel From to he was an employee of POSCO Steel in Pittsburg He became a Pittsburg city councilmember in and he was mayor for a year in As District Supervisor Glover spearheaded several initiatives to improve teaching and neighborhood wellness by establishing task forces and training Several of the notable ones include the Gang Task Force which provides a holistic approach to combating the rise of the gang lifestyle among East Contra Costa County youth the AIDS HIV Task Force which organizes educational and informational events to help prevent HIV and AIDS in the population and the Industrial Training Institute which provides advanced job training through area colleges Glover also sat on countless regional and local boards such as the Metropolitan Transportation Commission As a supervisor he worked on issues such as widening Highway from four lanes to eight working to implement safety improvements on Vasco Road bringing the eBart extension and consolidating three rural fire districts into the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District In Glover suffered complications from viral meningitis and pneumonia and was on dialysis as his kidneys failed In he underwent kidney and heart transplant surgery