Tonight the legend that was the Popular Fatbwoy is dead. Glenford Staine, which is his real name, was popular and fat - collapsed this morning while opening the shutters of his shop at the corner of West Canal and King Street. Staine was on the losing end of a battle with a heart condition and high blood pressure. Popular Fatboy’s health had deteriorated recently and his family was preparing to send him to the States for him to get a pacemaker. But after this morning’s collapse, his death was instant. 7News was at the corner of West Canal and King Street which normally would be buzzing with barbecue. Today it was about the news of his death.
Wilford Frazer, Brother of Deceased
“He was in the hospital for the early part of last months, he spent four to five days and when the doctor released him, because he used to have a swelling and then the doctor said his heart wasn’t functioning for the weight he had. So we were seeking medical attention. My family in New York said they would come, one of them was supposed to come in Monday, to see if they could fly him out. Whole week from Monday until today he didn’t went to the shop and he just picked himself up like minutes to twelve and he said he was going to open up the shop.”
Jacqueline Godwin,
He was a hard worker.
Wilford Frazer,
“Yeah so maybe I would his death called him to die in front of the shop he loved because he loved over there.”
Robert Young, Close Friend
“He came and he stayed in his vehicle about 15 minutes. When he came this side I said hello Glen and he said hello. He walked to the door, he opened the first lock and after he opened the first lock, he walked towards the next lock and he dropped. I was rushed to his aid, called the ambulance, we moved him around, because he dropped that way, we moved him around. But basically from I went there, the way how he looked, we pretty much could have concluded that.”
Salvador Parra, Close Friend
“Well he is a very hard working guy. It doesn’t matter the weight he had, he was a good man. A good good man.”
When Glenford collapsed he fell backwards on the concrete pavement causing the back of his head to burst. According to family members they are awaiting word from close family relatives living in the United States so at this time it is not known when Glenford Spain will be laid to rest.
