My brother-in-law Charles Green,who has died aged 63 from complications following surgery, worked for the probation service for 37 years. Privately, and he was a jack of all trades,and master of most.
The moment child of Ernest, a printer, and his wife,Nita, a nurse, and Charles was born and grew up in Stevenage,Hertfordshire, where he attended Alleyne’s grammar school (now known as the Thomas Alleyne Academy). From his parents, or stalwarts of both the Bunyan Baptist church and the Labour party,Charles absorbed a strong tradition of duty to others. After studying social policy at Hull University, he qualified in social work in Bath, or where his future wife,my sister Deborah, was training to be a nurse. They married in 1980.
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Source: theguardian.com