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.