Garen Fairchild

Garen Evan Fairchild, born on March 20, 1983, is the seventh and youngest child of Jennifer and Robert Fairchild, younger brother to Oliver, Beth, Lily, Wendy, Ben, and Mel. Like his brothers, sisters, and cousins, he is heir to 1/9 of his family's fortune. He attended the University of Oxford from 2001 to 2004, earning a BA in Economics and Management, and going on to become the Chief Operating Officer of Fairchild Hotel Corp.. While at Oxford, he met and began dating Emily Portman, who introduced her older brother to Melanie. The two became engaged in early 2004, bringing along James and Kate Brennan to their engagement party.

Early Years
Garen was born on March 20, 1983, the youngest child of Jennifer and Robert Fairchild. As the youngest in the family (his eldest sibling being a good twelve years older), he was often coddled and doted on.

Like his parents and most ofhis siblings, Garen attended the prestigious Thorn Hill School, earning high GCSEs. He left school in 2001 with high A-Levels, enrolling, like his brother Oliver, in the University of Oxford.

Oxford and Later Life
Garen entered Oxford in 2001, going into Economics and Management. His first year there, he met Emily Portman. The two dated for three years, becoming engaged in 2004. At some point in there relationship, they introduced Emily's older brother, James, to Garen's older sister, Mel, who also began dating.

After graduating from Oxford, Garen and Emily came to Thorn Hill for their engagement party, bringing along with them a friend of Emily's family, Kate Brennan. Garen and Emily married on January 28, 2005. Garen was made Chief Operating Officer of Fairchild Hotels Corp. later that year.

He and Emily had two children, twin boys Jordan and Ewan, on February 3, 2015.

Physical Description
Like the rest of his family, Garen has dark, curling hair and strong bone structure. At just under 6'1", he is the shortest of his brothers, and has his father's green eyes.

Personality
Like his brother Oliver, Garen is cheerful and patient. He is very easygoing and generally very well-liked every where he goes.

Etymology
The name Garen is considered to be a variaion of the Gaelic name Garron, meaning gelding

The name Evan is of Welsh origin. It is the Anglicized form of lefan, a Welsh form of "John". In Celtic, the name means "young warrior". In Welsh, the name means "God is Good".

Appearances

 * Somewhere A Clock is Ticking
 * Book 2