Douglas Glen Brock

Douglas Glen Brock, 78, finished the harvest, closed the stand, shouldered his hunting rifle and headed over the next ridge on Sunday, March 4, 2018, leaving from the home he built. In the meadow on the other side, just past the quakies and on the banks of the deep, blue lake, where the smell of pine fills the air, tears of joy filled his eyes as he took in the view before him. There to embrace him were his beloved Cleora (Davis), Cynthia June Thurmond (Cindy), Mother and Father (Myrtle Vyonne Moesser and Walter William Fred Brock), brother Clyde, sister Dolores Schoenfeld and her husband Sonny, 2 other brothers in-law, 2 sisters in-law, grandchild Ben and great-grandchild Theo, along with many others who welcomed him to the peaceful meadow after his long, arduous, yet joyful earthly hunt.

The very epitome of the strong, silent type, and a man’s man, Glen was born on April 3, 1939 in Granger, Utah. He lived most of his long and productive life in nearby Hunter, and in fact formed part of the fabric of the community that became West Valley City. After graduating from Cyprus High he married the beautiful Cleora on June 6, 1958 and fathered six girls, who became the heart of their lives and the hands and legs of their farm, which thrived for decades and was known to all on the western side of the Salt Lake Valley for the best corn, tomatoes and other fresh produce anywhere. After Cleora lost her battle with leukemia on January 1, 1989 Glen married Cindy on March 30, 1991 accompanied by her two children. Cindy passed away on November 29, 2012.

A living tribute to the legacy of their parents, Glen’s kids are at the same time each unique and yet cast from the same mold: talented, hard-working, committed, independent, loving, unable to give less than 110 percent, and not ones to shy away from defending what they believe to be right.

Glen and Cleora (and later Cindy) and their children beat the farm out of the Utah clay alongside brother Fred and his wife Anita and their children, while holding down full-time jobs outside the farm. Fred was Glen’s life-long friend, partner, confidante and later, care giver, who could equally well share with Glen a good laugh or a dose of reality. They were assisted ably in all endeavors by siblings, grandkids, neighbors, ward members, and especially the hundreds of valley youth throughout the years who learned the pride that comes from dirt under your fingernails, the joy of producing something real and what it means to live from the earth, by working with Brock Brothers Produce.

An avid outdoorsman, Glen drew-out nearly every possible lifetime hunting permit available in Utah, providing his beloved sons-in-law, grandchildren and other family members unforgettable experiences and comradery which some of them would otherwise never have enjoyed. For Glen, the hunt, the camp, the fishing trip was about the experience, another excuse to be with loved ones, another way to show his love.

Brock family parties were (and are) epic affairs, with tons of people, too much food, Winder Dairy fruit punch, abundant laughter, and lifelong memories. And don’t think you are paying for any of it as long as Glen is around.

A life-long member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Glen held many callings, but best evidenced the depth of his Christianity by the countless hours of service he provided, and the loaning of or giving of whatever resources he had at his disposal to help other people, friend and stranger alike.

Not to be overlooked is his long employment with Winder Dairy, where he kept trucks and plants going all hours of the day and night for over five decades. Many a family enjoyed uninterrupted supply of dairy products thanks to Dad’s mechanical prowess and sleepless nights. All this in addition to the tens of thousands of water turns, plowings, plantings, harvestings, and stocking of stands it took to keep the farm thriving.

Though much of his later life included health challenges and an increasingly difficult battle with Parkinson’s Disease, Glen was never one to complain or slow down, until it became absolutely impossible not to.

Glen is survived by: Norma (Clyde) Brock, Herman (Marilyn) Brock, Ileen (Kurt) Springer and Fred (Anita) Brock; seven daughters-- Jackie (John) Betts, Charlotte (Dan) Smith, Gayleen (Jim) Bryan, Doreen (Jim) Yates, Stephanie (Rex) Kemp, Taresea Brock, and Megan (Jeff) Yost; Aaron (Lana); 50 grandchildren and 51 great grandchildren.

The family wishes to thank the care givers at Summit Senior Living and Cornerstone Home Health for the loving care and attention they gave to Dad the past year and a half.

Funeral Services to be held Saturday, March 10, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. at the Hunter Second Ward, 3970 South 5200 West, West Valley City. Friends may call Friday, March 9, 2018 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Valley View Memorial Park, 4335 West 4100 South, and Saturday between 10:00 and 10:45 a.m. at the Hunter Second Ward. Interment, Valley View Memorial Park Cemetery.

Well done, beloved father, husband, grandpa, son, brother, uncle, colleague and friend.

“Let’s get out this canyon before it snows.”