IN MEMORIAM

Scott W. Roland, Schenevus;

GE Executive, Glass Expert

SCHENEVUS – Scott William Roland, a former Fortune 500 executive and an antique dealer with expertise in vintage glass, died peacefully on Nov. 1, 2018.

Scott is the fourth child of Ralph Mayo Roland and Cecelia M. “Rusty” Roland.

Graduating in 1976 from Niskayuna High School, Scott was a varsity soccer, basketball and baseball athlete. He earned his undergraduate degree in 1980 from Cornell University, where he was a member of and president of the university chapter of Sigma Nu fraternity.

Employed by General Electric, he completed the company’s Graduate Management program with distinction, later serving as a forensic financial analyst for GE in the Netherlands.

In 1989, Scott obtained an MBA from Cornell’s School of Business.  Following graduation, Scott worked for several Fortune 500 companies as a financial risk manager until he became an owner of Glimmerglass Antiques of Schenevus, collecting and dealing fine antique glass.

He and Glimmerglass are well known at large antique shows throughout the eastern and Midwestern United States for expertise, quality and service.  Scott was an active member of several societies dedicated to the history and preservation of antique glass, and recently has served as the vice president of the Antique Glass Salt & Sugar Shaker Club. He was a well-respected authority and appraiser of antique Victorian glass. He was an avid hunter and enjoyed outdoor activity.

He is predeceased by his parents and survived by his siblings, Richard (Faith) of Seattle, Wash. Kathy Lowery (Mark) of St. Louis, Mo., Paddi LeShane (Patrick Sullivan) of Hartford, Conn., Craig Roland of Atlanta, Ga., and Barbara Roland-Milano (Ken Sweeney) of Niskayuna, as well as by three nephews, Taylor Roland of Gatlinburg, Tenn., Michael Sullivan (Katherine) of Weston, Conn., and Daniel Sullivan (Erin) of Avon, Conn.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be directed to: Schenevus-Maryland Emergency Squad, PO Box 80, Schenevus, NY 12155.

A Memorial gathering will take place on 11 a.m., Saturday, December 29, 2018 at the Lewis, Hurley & Pietrobono Funeral Home in Oneonta, NY, with a luncheon following.

Burial will be a private family service in the Schenevus Cemetery in spring 2019.

Online condolences may be directed to:  www.lhpfuneralhome.com.  Arrangements are by Oneonta’s only family-owned funeral home, Lewis, Hurley and Pietrobono  at 51 Dietz Street.