Brian "BJ" Gleason, formerly of Kearny, died suddenly in Seoul, So. Korea on March 15, 2016. He was 54. There will be memorial visitation on April 16, 2016 beginning at 11:00 a.m. in the Armitage Wiggins Funeral home 596 Belgrove Drive, Kearny. The service will be celebrated at 1 p.m. in the funeral home. Cremation was private. To leave online condolence please visit www.armitagewiggins.com
Husband of Hyunmi Im, Brian was the son of Mary (neeMulraney) and the late Edmund R. Gleason. Brother of Ann and John Dowie, Katie and Richard Dwiatek, Thomas and Laura Gleason, Peter and Meghan Gleason and the late Michael Gleason he is also survived by his nieces and nephews Catherine, Ryan, Jonathan, Erica, Sydney, Reilly, Dylan and Nyon.
Brian was currently a Computer and Network Security Instructor at Sans Institute in Korea. Previously, as a contractor for The United States Air Force, he was a System Administrator on Osan Air Base in Korea. He had been a professor at University of Maryland, University College, American University and Upsala College. BJ was also an instructor at The New Jersey Insitute of Technology.
He earned his Masters of Science in Information Security and Assurance from Western Governors University, He held a certificate as Education Specialist in Computer Education from Nova Southeastern University. Brian held a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice and Asian Studies from University of Maryland, University College. He held a Masters in Education from Troy University and held both a Masters and Bachelors in Computer Science from New Jersey Institute of Technology.
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