Wavering Monarch

John Greathouse, Jr., for years an integral part of the family-run Glencrest Farm, passed away Wednesday. He was 82. According to his son, John Greathouse III, he died after problems resulting from a blood ulcer. Glencrest was established in the middle of the twentieth century by John W. Greathouse and has thrived under the leadership of several generations of the family. According to his son, Greathouse, Jr. stepped down from his day-to-day role running Glencrest about 10 years ago, but remained a sounding board for the team. "My father was...

A Monday morning at Glencrest Farm, early in the spring of 1973, and here comes this teenage kid to see what it might be like to work with horses. The dairy where Gene Guy had been employed was closing down, but its owner W.W. Greathouse also had some Thoroughbreds on a place out near Midway and his son had said why not come out and give that a try. Guy lasted until lunchtime. It sounds as though John W. Greathouse, Sr. had maybe tested him out a little. "He told...