ɡlˈɛn ænd hɪz jˈʌŋɡɚ bɹˈʌðɚ dˈɛnɪs tˈɑːmpsən bˈɔːɹn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː wɜː pˈɪkt ˌʌp baɪ ðə wˈɛlfɛɹ dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ænd sˈɛnt tʊ ɐ tʃˈɪldɹənz ʃˈɛltɚ.
Glenn and his younger brother Dennis Thompson (born 1942) were picked up by the welfare department and sent to a children's shelter.