Oscar Elwood Glover, Jr.

Oscar Elwood (“Skeeter”) Glover, Jr. of Schertz, Texas passed away on Sunday, June 29, 2025 at the age of 62. 

Skeeter was born July 31, 1962 in Dallas, Texas to parents Oscar Elwood Glover, Sr. and Cynthia Jane Glover. Skeeter got his nickname from an elder visiting him as a newborn—saying, “Why he is no bigger than a ‘skeeter!” The nickname stuck.

His family moved around quite a bit in his youth having lived in Irving, Lewisville, Houston, Monroe, Louisiana, and finally settled in San Antonio, Texas. He loved summers and breaks visiting family in Irving, Texas, Waurika and Sugden, Oklahoma and Mena and Hatfield, Arkansas.

In his youth, Skeeter displayed a joy and talent for pencil drawing. He enjoyed cards, Yahtzee, dominoes and other games played with family and friends. He and his sister enjoyed playing neighborhood ball wherever they lived—football, baseball, and basketball. 

He read the entire Louis Lamar western series, loved the outdoors, all kinds of music, bicycling, fishing, boating, camping, playing pool, and had a keen aptitude for working on mechanical things.

Having been baptized and confirmed in middle school an Episcopalian, he felt a sincere calling to become a vicar of the church—being very involved in the church at that time.

After moving to San Antonio, he attended Kitty Hawk Junior High in its opening year as a 9th grader, then Judson High School where he was on the baseball team and became a coach for his younger brother’s Little League team.

He graduated from Judson with valuable technical training in auto mechanics, winning awards—including first place for his work in building a Subaru engine at the Texas DECA competition. Many of his longtime friends were from his shop class at Judson. Along with his lifelong friends at Judson, he continued making good friends along the way wherever he went.

He took that passion and skill for fixing things and turned it into a career as a talented, well-trained, and respected auto mechanic—later taking the roll of shop foreman and service manager. He started his career at Southern Subaru, working at many major dealerships throughout his long, storied, and successful career—ultimately ending his automotive career with Cavender Audi. 

With his longtime and new friends and family, he enjoyed dancing, golfing, DJ-ing, motorcycling, cook-outs, pool league and camping. His favorite places included Mason on the Llano River, Kerrville and Ingram on the Guadalupe, Indianola on the Gulf of Mexico, and finally enjoying the laid back scene with his family at the property in Tivoli at the mouth of the Guadalupe —the Texas sky the backdrop of a wide-flowing river brimming with jumping fish.

His charitable nature had him donating thousands of dollars to local charity auctions. He famously donated a head-shaving of his lovely long locks, consequently raising over $4000 for the Fischer House at his American Legion Post 667.

Later in life, he retired from the car industry and purchased the historic honky tonk, The Hangin’ Tree Saloon, where he met his calling. Instead of a vicar’s robe, his uniform was a button-up Wrangler pearl snap shirt, worn jeans, cowboy boots and a scruffy black cowboy hat. Though Skeeter would defend a family, friend, or underdog in a blink, he did not have a judgy bone. He met people where they were. He made everyone feel welcomed and seen. His sympathetic nod, empathetic chuckle, or “Yeah, I know; but…” let you know he was listening and willing to discuss.

He continued offering the Tree for many more helpful auctions and fundraisers to help people down on their luck. The Tree hosted Thanksgiving and Christmas potlucks, chili cook-offs, rodeo round-ups, as well as weekly chili dog dinners—carrying on the Hangin’ Tree tradition and all were welcomed.

Skeeter lived a life of adventure and lived to the fullest. Every scar, concussion, and broken bone tells a story—from his first concussion casualty at age five in an incident running after a rogue Brahma bull in a Sugden Rodeo calf scramble, crashing his Harley that he loved to take on adventures, to breaking his leg in a bar fight at his “Uncle” Lonnie’s now-named “Broken Leg Saloon.” We are sure many friends and family have their own story to tell involving their adventures and time with Skeeter. 

His last days were spent reminiscing and visiting with family. He passed peacefully surrounded with love. He is survived by beloved family including his longtime girlfriend, Sandra Ward; sister Kathy and her husband Brad Murdock; brother Paul and his wife Liz Glover; niece Kristie and her husband Brian Eglsaer, one great nephew Henry Eglsaer; a large extended beloved family and too many dear friends to mention.

He insisted numerous times that he did not want a funeral service or celebration of life, and the family is honoring those wishes. In lieu of a ceremony, please spend time with someone you love, have a few beers, tell stories of his life and reminisce on what he meant to you. He meant the world to his family.

 His ashes will be spread at his final favorite spot, with the sunset as his final backdrop.