Jason was a sponsored rider for Honda since the age of 7 until 11. He won many championship races in his career along the west coast stretching from San Diego to Seattle.
Jason graduated high school from Prairie High School in Brush Prairie, WA. He was class valedictorian with 4.0 GPA. He was 2x all-state (defense and offense) in Football where he was quarterback and outside linebacker. Prairie was 3x AA division champions and 3x state runner-up. Jason was a 3x state runner-up in wrestling. He received full athletic scholarships from all the military academies and an academic scholarship and athletic scholarship to Stanford University.
Jason was a member of the Stanford University graduating class of 1997 where he was a member of TDX, the wrestling team and the football team. He was an Environmental Sciences graduate.
Jason became a millionaire. He lost it several years later when the dot.com crash occurred.
Jason passed away unexpectedly while vacationing in Montego Bay, Jamaica on December 31, 2007.
Jason is survived by:
Bill Gladden, Father
Dawn Gladden, Mother
Brian Gladden, Brother
Margaret Martin, Grandmother
Marty and Julie Martin, Uncle and Aunt
Lisa and Fred Detwiler, Aunt and Uncle
Scott and Danny Martin, Cousins
Steve Elsea, Cousin
Scott Chapman, Special Friend
Ryan Barnes, Special Friend
Todd Fisher, Special Friend