Glenn Mitchell spent much of his youth playing baseball, football and road hockey at picturesque Lakeview Park.

His love of the game will be celebrated with the installation of a memorial bench at Diamond 1. Garry Schmidt of All Saints Anglican Church will officiate the ceremony Saturday, Aug. 24 at 11 a.m.

The public is invited to remember the former managing editor of The Morning Star. He spent 30 years with the once tri-weekly newspaper until his death one week before Christmas 2020. He was 60.

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Glenn left behind his adoring parents Lloyd and Marion, loving wife Rhoda and sons Justin and Lucas, brothers Kevin, Murray and Craig and numerous great nieces, nieces and nephews.

Glenn was blessed with countless loyal friends, many still from high school and a close-knit group of co-workers. He was well-known throughout Vernon, as evident by the 1,200-plus likes and comments on a Facebook post by Kevin, announcing his death in 2020.