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Glen Stirling, Chairman - Scottish 2XV Leagues
Glen Stirling passed away peacefully, on Thursday, in his sleep. As you were, perhaps, aware Glen had been ill for some time. The funeral will take place at the Linn Crematorium, Glasgow on Tuesday at 12.00.
Our condolences to Donella, and family.
Barry Sinclair
GLEN STIRLING: RUGBY ADMINISTRATOR AND SPORTS JOURNALIST
Posted: 23/Nov/07
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GHA RFC sadly reports that Glen Stirling died yesterday morning at the age of 76. Glen had been a member of Clarkston/Glasgow Southern/GHA for nearly 60 years, first as a player and then a committee member. Later he turned to a successful career as a sports journalist.
In 1970 he launched the Glasgow Sports Agency, and over the next quarter of a century he developed it into a much respected and valuable organisation reporting a wide variety of sports ranging from rugby, cricket, and football to ice hockey, gymnastics, wrestling and chess. In that role he travelled as far as Siberia with Kirkcaldy rugby club.
Glen, who was educated at Eastwood Secondary School in Clarkston, played his rugby for Clarkston as a hooker, and once his playing days were over he continued his strong involvement with rugby as a club official. As match secretary, he used to organise as many as eight XVs for Clarkston every Saturday.
His early business career included employment included banking and engineering companies, leading to his becoming secretary of the Glasgow Salvage Corps. His administrative skills in both business and sport latterly led him to convert his hobby into an agency which served newspapers and broadcast media throughout the British Isles and, occasionally, beyond.
Glen sold the sports agency in 1995, and despite failing health he continue to find new ventures. He was a founding member and secretary of the GROGS, the Glasgow Rugby Old Geezers Society, a lunch club set up in 2002, and his long-standing interest in malt whisky led him to set up the Alba Whisky Society in 2004. He had a phenomenal collection of malts from more than 150 distilleries.
In addition, his administration skills continued to be recognised in rugby. He accepted an invitation to be chairman of the Scottish 2nd XV League in 2003, and the Scottish Rugby Union called on him to join the new Competitions Committee think-tank last year.
Glen is survived by his wife, Donella, their daughter and son, Catriona and Euan, daughter-in-law Susanne, and three grandchildren, Daniel, Ruairidh, and Heather.
The funeral will be at the Linn Crematorium on Tuesday at noon
This article was originally posted on 24-Nov-2007, 18:59 by Hugh Barrow.
Last updated by Hugh Barrow on 24-Nov-2007, 19:08.
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