Glenn Parrish's Son Died Today

[LorraineRN]

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I lost my son today and can't begin to describe the love I have for him and how proud I am to be his father. He was a great son, loving brother and my champion. I want to thank everyone for the love, affection and support from my family and dear friends. Callais and I will forever love and miss him and there won't be a day we don't tell him how much we love him.
My name sake:
Glen Berlin Parrish,Rest in peace my son! I will always love you!

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[poetinmyheart]

God, that is terribly sad. My thoughts are with his family.

[beccamorrisfift]

How terrible, so young, Glen and his family are in my prayers <3

[vivfox]

I met Glenn in 2006 and he was kind and fun to talk to. My heart goes out to him and his family and close friends in their time of sorrow. So sad, so tragic.

[darklinensuit]

There are no words for when a child dies. :distress:

- Jake

[Sanne2]

How did he die?

[CADreaming]

Very sad to hear this.

Here's an article:

Man found dead at Theta Chi fraternity house, cause under investigation
By KYLIE REYNOLDS
Published November 5, 2011 in News: Off The Press
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An 18-year-old man was found dead in the Theta Chi fraternity house at 663 Gayley Ave. Saturday afternoon, Los Angeles Police Department officials said. He was not a UCLA student.

Police were called by friends who found Manhattan Beach resident Glen Parrish in bed at the house, said Los Angeles County coroner’s investigator Kitty McCracken. Parrish was pronounced dead at 2:10 p.m.

An overdose may be the cause of death, but it is still under investigation, said LAPD Sgt. Richard Brunson. Alcohol and possibly prescription drugs were believed to be involved, but police are still waiting for toxicology reports, Brunson said.

The death was not ruled a homicide, he said.

Parrish was believed to be visiting a friend at UCLA. It is possible he consumed the alcohol and drugs at a party that was not at the Theta Chi house, but that is still undetermined, Brunson said.

Compiled by Kylie Reynolds, Bruin senior staff.

http://www.dailybruin.com/index.php/blog/off_the_press/2011/11/man_found_dead_at_theta_chi_fraternity_house_cause_under_investigation

[nevedix20]

It is the most horrible news. It made me think about how Stevie is in Oz at the moment and this terrible thing happens.

[Enchanted_Stevi]

thats horrible!!! I hope the family and their friends stay strong through these dark days =( Its crazy how kids consume so much alcohol and experiment with drugs so early in life...

[gretchen]

I am so sorry. I can't even BEGIN to know what the family is going through.

[TwistedGypsy]

I don't know if anyone else saw this, but Glen Parrish's son passed away from what seems an overdose. It looks like he was a young guy and that they tried to send him on the right path (boarding schools, rehab), but I guess it was too strong. It's a shame.

[Sanne2]

This was posted in Chit Chat
but yes, this is extremely tragic.

[SapphireSister]

I'm glad someone started a thread about this here. I've been following it since I saw it on FB this weekend. For some reason it really hit me hard and I've been trying to get as much info as I can on what happened. There's not much so far. He was at UCLA partying over the weekend (he's not a student there) and they found him dead the next afternoon. The toxicology report is not back yet but they know it was drug/alcohol related. His name was also Glen Parrish. Glen senior has been posting about his loss and really wants others to learn from it. Very tragic. You know Glen's daughter is the young Stevie in the Secret Love video so I'm sure they are in close contact. She can't have taken the news well since Glen's been part of her life for so long. I wonder if she'll make a statement, probably not.

[gldstwmn]

It's very sad. My heart goes out to the family.

[CADreaming]

Father blames UCLA fraternity for son’s death
November 8, 2011 | 3:03 pm

The father of an 18-year-old man who died at a UCLA fraternity house after a night of partying accused the school's Theta Chi fraternity of negligence Tuesday.

Glen Berlin Parrish was pronounced dead Saturday afternoon after a night of drinking and possibly taking prescription medications.

"They found my son hunched over, in the back, and no one had the … decency to call the paramedics," his father, Glen Parrish Sr., told The Times. "They just put him in a bed to die."

"The negligence of the fraternity to not at least have someone walking around checking on people at night is beyond me," he said.

The Theta Chi fraternity's executive director, Michael Mayer, said that pending results of the investigation, the fraternity can neither confirm nor deny the presence of drugs and alcohol at the UCLA chapter that night.

A statement released Monday said the fraternity was "very saddened to learn of the death of Glen Parrish Jr." and sent its condolences to the family.

Parrish was not a UCLA student and was not a member of the fraternity.

Police responded to a call from the 600 block of Gayley Avenue, near the UCLA campus entrance, about 2 p.m. Saturday and pronounced Parrish dead at the scene.

Authorities determined there was no foul play in the death, said Ed Winter with the L.A. County coroner's office. Toxicology results could take up to eight weeks to complete.

Parrish's father said that his son "was really looking forward to" the party at the fraternity house on Friday.

By the evening, Parrish said eyewitnesses had told him that his son was incoherent in the back of a basketball court and had to be carried to a mattress by a friend. He was last seen alive about 4 a.m., Parrish said.

UCLA spokesman Phil Hampton said Monday that the school was cooperating with the LAPD's investigation and made counselors available over the weekend.

The younger Parrish had moved to Manhattan Beach from Arizona about a year ago and was excited about going to community college in January, his father said.

"He's a funny, outgoing, wonderful, amazing kid," Parrish Sr. said.

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[CADreaming]

Glen posted this on his public facebook page to reach others:

This I wrote on my sons FB page and want you to share with your children. Because life is to short not too!

I don't even know what to say...... I'm speechless you guys!!! I lost my one and only amazingly beautiful, smart handsome son. It is indescribable for the pain me his Mom, Callias and the rest of family are going through. If you guys could only realize that he would still be "here" if it wasn't for drugs and alcohol. I want all of you who partied with Glen to take this as a wake up call and realize his mother and I lost our only son Callais lost her only brother and you ALL of you, lost a dear friend. Please remember he went to boarding schools and Rehabs to stay sober.....only to get out and start to party and end up leaving his life behind. Please take a good look at yourselves and stop the insanity if you are one of the people that party. I can't be mad at anyone nor do I have blame to place. I truly wish i could because my heart is ripped to pieces and I am so very angry to say the least. Glen had his whole life ahead of him and one thing I know for sure!!!! HE wanted to LIVE! This was not his plan nor God's way or that " he wasn't meant for this life"! All the is "BULL****" he took drugs that people sold him and had an ACCIDENT and now he is gone forever! So read my words and realize he will never write, call, or most of all see any of us EVER again... and that is the saddest of all. :~((

I will post on his page when the funeral service will be when we find out. It should be with in the next week. I love you all and know you will miss him as much as I do. If you want to friend me on FB and keep in touch with me, it will help me for the rest of my life to be able to talk to him through his friends as well.

Rest in peace my amazing champion of a son. LOVE DAD xoxoxoxo

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What a handsome young man. God bless his family.

[rhiannondontgo]

Marcia Parrish, the ex-wife of Glen Parrish (Stevie's old manager) and mother of Glen Parrish Jr (Stevie's godson whose death is the subject of You Can't Fix This) and Callais Parrish (the young girl seen in the IYD doc and music videos of Moonlight and Secret Love), passed away yesterday. Lori & Jessica Nicks and Callais & Glen have been posting about it online. Can't imagine how awful it is for them to have now lost 2 family members.
Here's a very cute picture Sharon took of Stevie, Sara, and Marcia on a yacht trip in 1992 when she was pregnant with Glen Jr..... So sad.
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[HomerMcvie]

I really feel for Glenn. He is still obviously grieving over Glenn Jr. So sad.