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Glen Brant, Jr.

June 25, 1995 – Feb. 1, 2022

Glen Brant Jr. of Crawfordsville passed away Tuesday night. He was 26.

Glen Jr. was born at Home Hospital in Lafayette, Indiana to Glen Brant, Sr. and Janey S. Brant. He weighed 2.5 ounces and was diagnosed with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy at a young age of 15 months old. Glen Jr. struggled and fought every day but was always smiling and always positive.

He was a 2014 graduate of Crawfordsville High School.

His favorite thing was gaming, as he could connect to the world through Xbox live. WWE wrestling was his greatest hobby, along with Forza motorsport. He loved to race and listen to his music. He loved nothing more than to play with his best friend Glen Sr.

Survivors include his father, Glen Brant, Sr.; his mother, Janey Carey; step-father, David Carey; brother, Brandon Brant and sister-in-law, Sara Brant; nephew, Bo Brant; grandparents, Bob and Vallis Suiter; along with long-time friends, Cody, Jacob and Kristina Goodnight. Glen Jr. had many aunts, uncles and cousins, whom he loved.

He was preceded in death by grandparents, Jordan and Dianna Brant, Jim and Barb Norris, Charles Largent and Irene French.

Visitation is scheduled from Noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8th at Burkhart Funeral Home. Services will begin at 2 p.m., after which he will be laid to rest at Oak Hill Cemetery South.

Please consider honoring Glen Jr. with a donation to either the Muscular Dystrophy Family Foundation, P.O. Box 776, Carmel, IN 46032 or Muscular Dystrophy Association, 161 N. Clark, Suite 3550, Chicago, Illinois 60601. Online condolences may be made at www.BurkhartFH.com.