Dr. Glore is a native of Missoula, Montana.  He worked on beef ranches before attending Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1972, which was distinguished as the first class that were not required to wear neck ties to class. Following graduation he worked at Vetter’s Veterinary Clinic a mixed practice in Raymond, Wa.   In 1975, he opened a mobile veterinary clinic in Montesano, WA. The success of that enabled him to establish a mixed practice in a converted barn in his home and hire another veterinarian,  the first of whom was future WSVMA president, Dr. Kathy Haigh.  In 1980, he built and opened Brady Veterinary Hospital, a full service large and small animal facility, and winner of  Veterinary Economics  “Hospital of the Month”, and one of the few AAHA accredited mixed practice hospitals in the state.  The practice had grown to 5 doctors when he retired in 2014.  

Reilly was introduced to organized veterinary medicine by his mentor Dr. Don Vetter with  whom he regularly attended monthly South Puget Sound Veterinary Association Meetings, despite the fact that it entailed a 65 – 85 mile one way drive to Olympia or Tacoma after a days work.  The SPSVMA also held regular small animal CE meetings, and Reilly, sensing a need, initiated and organized local large animal CE meetings which became know as LACE.

The success of that program prompted his colleagues to elect him as president of SPSVMA,  then SPSVMA representative to the board of WSVMA and finally, President of WSVMA in 1984-85. During his time on the WSVMA board and chairs, he was involved in hiring Sandy Bertleson as executive secretary. As president, Greg Hannon was hired as WSVMA legislative advocate, and Reilly spent a lot of time advocating for WSVMA on a proposal to limit over the counter sales of small animal biologics which was spectacularly unsuccessful due to the powerful lobbying of the monied animal health industry.  The highlight of his presidential year was getting personally acquainted with Cowboy poet Dr. Baxter Black who performed at the annual meeting. 

By this time the organized veterinary medicine virus had fully infected Dr. Glore, as he went on to serve on the board and eventually president of the AABP in 1994.  Following that stint, he was a member of the AVMA accreditation committee when it wrestled with the approval of the distributive veterinary education model initiated by Western Veterinary College in California which did not have any on campus hands on Clinical education. He was appointed to the inaugural AVMA committee on Antimicrobial Stewardship.  Sensing a disconnect in the approach towards antimicrobial stewardship in some small animal circles, he applied and was appointed to the AAHA board and served one term.

In spite of all the above, the proudest moment in his veterinary career was being awarded WSVMA veterinarian of the year in 1996.