Glen Elna Rowling, Lady Rowling QSO (née Reeves; 1 August 1930 – 23 June 2024) was a New Zealand community leader and the spouse of the prime minister of New Zealand Bill Rowling.[1]
On 20 October 1951, she married Bill Rowling. They had five children.[2]
In 1977, Rowling received the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal.[3] In the 1988 Queen's Birthday Honours, she was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service.[4]
Glen, Lady Rowling, died in Nelson on 23 June 2024, aged 93.[5][6]
References
- ^ "Rowling, Glen Elna, active 1951-2000". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ Taonga, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu. "Rowling, Wallace Edward". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ Taylor, Alister; Coddington, Deborah (1994). Honoured by the Queen – New Zealand. Auckland: New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa. p. 322. ISBN 0-908578-34-2.
- ^ "No. 51367". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 11 June 1988. p. 34.
- ^ "Lady Rowling obituary". Nelson Mail. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
- ^ "Lady Glen Rowling remembered for lifetime of service". Stuff. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2024.
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