Mr Stokes and the Office of the Environment and Heritage’s chief executive Terry Bailey brought their precious cargo to Port Macquarie on Monday.

The hardcover book celebrates the life and story of Mr Turner, who died on July 29 while working as an environmental officer.

Police allege Mr Turner, who grew up at Telegraph Point, was shot by Ian Turnbull on a public road near Croppa Creek in north west NSW. 

Mr Turner’s life-partner Alison McKenzie said the minister and department chief had been in close contact with the family since late July. 

But recently Ms McKenzie and Mr Turner’s sister Fran Pearce became worried about how Mr Turner’s parents, Jack and Coral,  were coping. 

“We raised that we were concerned about my parents and we asked if they [the department] could arrange for someone to visit,” Mrs Pearce said.

“And they both said they wanted to come up themselves.”

The book is a collection of memories from Mr Turner’s colleagues and friends, containing emails from co-workers, an official parliamentary speech and a photograph.

The most telling sign of Mr Turner and his story’s impact, however, are the messages from people he never met.

“There’s lots in there from people that didn’t know Glen, but (they) worked for the department and had gone to management,” Mrs Pearce said.

“All because they knew they wanted to say something.”

The legal process continues, with a bail hearing for Mr Turnbull scheduled for this week.

Ms McKenzie and Mr Turner’s children Alexandra and Jack have been visiting family on the Mid-North Coast.

They will return to their home outside Tamworth on the weekend. The Turner family in the Hastings will find a way to endure, Mrs Pearce said, even if Glen’s absence is more marked on days when they are all together.

As on Monday, when Glen wasn’t playing with the younger kids or imparting his worldly knowledge to the teenagers.

Through it all the family knows two men will continue to stand with them, just as they did on Monday and during previous months.