What would you like to tell us about their life?
After school Glenn became an apprentice electrical at Ovaltine in Quoiba. Glenn married Bronwyn Parsons and they had 2 children, Andrew and Emma. They lived in West Pine after they were married. Later on he followed in his parents footsteps by purchasing a farm on Isandula Rd, Gawler. He obviously had an entrepreneurial side as I remember visiting the farm and he was raising some ostriches when they were all the rage. In the early 90's he had surgery after a brain tumour was diagnosed. He was well for a number of years and things returned to normal but the tumour came back and he passed away in 1997 at age 35.
What was their greatest achievement?
Knowing Glenn he would say it was his family. From my point of view it would be the fact that he was one of the most likeable, good natured, genuine people you could ever meet.
It wasn't so much a greatest achievement but I remember one time Rocky getting my father out of a lot of trouble. The 3 of us were coming back from a lake fishing trip and my dad got "caught up" with some mates at the Bracknell pub. By the time he got out he wasn't safe to drive so Glenn (15 or 16yo) drove us from Bracknell to Ulverstone at night. My dad remembered the spray I gave him for many a year after that for the position he put us in but it didn't phase Rocky.
What is your fondest memory of them at school?
I remember a school trip to Bells Parade, at lunchtime there were a few fires burning for warmth and to cook some food. I still remember him bursting into (quite loud) song in that country twang of his, "Put another log on the fire, cook me up some bacon and some beans.....". He got through a few verses despite the heckling.
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