Dressed in his army regalia, Todd Robinson saluted his long-term partner - Constable Glen Humphris - as the new police graduate was farewelled by his family during a funeral service at the Police Academy on Friday.
Constable Humphris, who hailed from NSW’s central coast, had graduated from the Victoria Police Academy in March, just a month before he and three of his colleagues were killed in a horror crash on the Eastern Freeway last week.
Todd Robinson salutes his long-term partner Glen Humphris following a private funeral service for the police constable at the Victoria Police Academy.Credit:Joe Armao
On Friday morning, with rain teeming down, his family and senior police said goodbye at the police academy to a man they knew as a level-headed, caring officer just starting out a career in the force.
Words weren’t needed to mark the constable’s final journey from the academy’s Glen Waverley grounds.
Victoria Police chief commissioner Graham Ashton (left) led the funeral procession after Glen Humphris was farewelled by his partner and family on Friday.Credit:Joe Armao
The heart-wrenching and untimely loss of a new recruit was etched across Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton’s pale face as he walked ahead of the hearse down to View Mount Road.
Watching on were Constable Humphris’ family and colleagues. His partner Todd Robinson, in his army uniform, stood in salute. Constable Humphris is also survived by his parents Katie Tyson and Mark Humphris, and older brother Wade.
Constable Humphris and three of his colleagues - Leading Senior Constable Lynette Taylor, Senior Constable Kevin King and Constable Josh Prestney - were in the emergency lane of the Eastern Freeway at Kew, preparing to impound a black Porsche, when they were struck by a semi-trailer about 5.40pm on April 22. All four died at the scene.
Born and raised in Gosford on the NSW Central Coast, Constable Humphris became an apprentice carpenter after leaving school.
He later obtained a Masters in Exercise Physiology at the University of Sydney, becoming a sports scientist and exercise physiologist.
Constable Humphris met Mr Robinson, his partner of four years, while working for Return to Work in Newcastle.
The pair moved to Melbourne, and Constable Humphris applied to join Victoria Police.
Constable Glen Humphris, one of four police officers killed in a horrific crash on the Eastern Freeway. Credit:
In a police obituary the force said Constable Humphris performed extremely well during his time at the Police Academy. His results in both examinations and assessments were well above average and he narrowly missed out on the Highest Academic Achiever Award for his squad.
“His squad mates said he genuinely wanted to help people, had a great sense of community and genuine empathy for everyone – victim and offender alike. Glen is remembered as being very level-headed, caring and supportive with a great sense of humour and had the ability to make light of any situation to calm people,” they wrote.
The niece of Constable Humphris’ partner also took to social media to express her heartache at his death.
Jessica Willmott said behind his uniform was a man they loved.
“He made you want to chase things that made you happy. Made you want to feel a sense of achievement. Man could he make you laugh, laugh until tears were rolling,” Ms Willmott wrote.
“He brought pure happiness into our lives not just as the person he was but as the person he brought out in uncle Todd. He made uncle Todd so bloody happy, happy to be who he was meant to be, living a life he has always wanted and we loved him so very much for that.
“Glen you will always be an incredible man, a hero. We are so incredibly proud of your service.”
Online, his mother Katie Tyson thanked the police and Victorian community for their support.
Mourners formed guard of honour in the rain after the funeral for Constable Glen Humphris on Friday.Credit:Joe Armao
Senior Constable Kevin King's private funeral will be held at the police academy on Friday afternoon.
Constable Josh Prestney’s funeral service will be held on Monday at Xavier College.
Leading Senior Constable Taylor was farewelled by her family in a service at the Police Academy on Thursday.
Victoria Police are awaiting changes to health restrictions to enable a public state memorial service to be held.
Colleagues serve as pallbearers as Constable Humphris' funeral.Credit:Getty Images
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Erin covers crime for The Age. Most recently she was a police reporter at the Geelong Advertiser.
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