Death of popular Amble RNLI member
Amble RNLI has announced the news of the sad passing of a much-loved and respected member of the RNLI family, Rodney Burge MBE.
Rodney Burge honoured by RNLI
Rodney was Amble born and bred. On leaving the Royal Navy in 1969 he settled back into Amble and joined the volunteer lifeboat crew serving on the all-weather and inshore lifeboats.
In 1987 he was appointed 2nd Coxswain and in 1992 was appointed Coxswain, a position he was to serve until the then time of retirement age of 55 in 1999.
Rodney continued to volunteer with Amble RNLI becoming Launch Authority, Training Coordinator and press officer. From 2008 until 2014 he was the station’s Lifeboat Operations Manager.
He also worked for the RNLI from 2002 to 2004 as a Training Assessor visiting many stations around the country in those years.
Everyone at Amble RNLI is deeply saddened and Rodney’s family are in their thoughts.
Rodney’s funeral will be held on Friday 28 March at 2.00pm at the Sacred Heart Church at Amble.
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