Attorney Andrew Glickson, a former state legislator who worked the past 10 years as a real estate and land-use attorney at Pullman & Comley, died from an apparent heart attack while on vacation with his family in South Florida.

He was 70 years old.

Known as a man who made friends easily throughout his life, Glickson had numerous passions and interests, ranging from cooking to politics, tennis, squash and architecture.

"He could do absolutely whatever he put his mind to, and do it well," said attorney Allan Taylor, who was Glickson's Harvard University roommate and long-time friend. "He was like a Renaissance man."

'Things Like That Mean More'

Those who knew him well said Glickson was a man of integrity, known for lending his support to friends and family. His only child, daughter Marion Glickson, said her father went to South Beach in South Florida once a month because his wife, Caren, ran a clinical psychology practice there, as well as in New York City and Connecticut. She said there are many examples of her father's kindness, but one stands out.

"I was on the tennis team at Norwalk High School, and he showed up to every single match we played in," said his daughter, now 31. "We weren't very good, and he was a practicing lawyer with his own firm for most of that time. Since our games were at 3 p.m., people often wondered whether he worked or not. Things like that mean more to you later in life."

What stood out perhaps the most about Andrew Glickson from interviews with his family and friends was his ability to connect with people from all walks of life.

"People gravitated to my dad," his daughter said. "Even if you did not speak to him for a few months, he was still a close friend."

Taylor, Glickson's long-time friend who retired from Day Pitney in 2014 after a 37-year career there, cherished their relationship.

"He was always kind to his friends, and for a quiet person, he was very gregarious," Taylor said. "He made friends easily, which you would not have expected from the quiet and reserved demeanor that he had."

Attorney Alex Knopp said Glickson loved political theater.

"He had a rather dry wit for observing the foibles of national and local politics. He was given to wry observations that were not jokes or belly humor, but were always humorous," Knopp said. "He had a wry look on the aspect of life."

Glickson was a member of the state House of Representatives from 1978-1980. He was active in Democratic politics and often held fundraisers and receptions for various candidates in his home, said Knopp, a former Democratic mayor of Norwalk. He also chaired Knopp's mayoral transition committee in 2001. The attorney and his spouse also held fundraisers for U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy.

"They were very generous in sharing their house, and people really enjoyed going over there," Knopp said.

What some people might not know, Knopp added, was that from 1986 until the time he died, Glickson was a member and sometimes chaired the Norwalk Transit District.

"Norwalk remains a partially segregated community in that we have one rich and predominantly white part of Norwalk and one poor and predominantly minority part of Norwalk," Knopp said. "The role of the transit district is to provide mobility services for low-income families to make sure they can hold jobs, go shopping and attend college all over the city."

Knopp said Glickson took his role with the district very seriously.

"Andy cared deeply about social justice," Knopp said. "And one way he expressed it was to make sure low-income and predominantly minority families has access to all opportunities throughout Norwalk."

His friends say cooking was also one of Glickson's long-time passions.

"He'd make the best and tastiest potato pancakes," Knopp said. "I'd also have to have a bottle of his anchovies Caesar salad dressing."