Glen was born in Queen’s Cove, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, in 1945 and graduated from high school in St. John’s at Booth Memorial High in 1962.His early working days included working for the provincial government doing road surveys in many parts of the province, including communities not yet connected by road. He then went on to Churchill Falls, Labrador, during the initial start-up of the Churchill Falls Hydro Project, where he again did survey work, which included hydrometric surveys on the lakes that were part of the hydro development. It was during his trips out to the lakes in a bush plane his interest in flying grew. Glen’s flying training was completed in Moncton, New Brunswick, and his flying career took him to Northern Ontario for a couple of years, and then upon his return back to Newfoundland, he flew with Newfoundland Air Transport, Gander Aviation, and the provincial government’s water bombers until his retirement.Glen is married to Helen (née Gosse) of Gander, where they currently reside. They have two adult children, a daughter, Heather, and a son, Chad.