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Life Membership is the highest honour our club can bestow on any member.
Our Life members all fully deserve their due recognition.
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Lod Leggett was the Club’s first life member. A legendary sweep who was one of the founding fathers of the Club. He was awarded life membership in 1969.
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Tom Strong another inaugural member of the Club was a man who tirelessly promoted our club and sport in general. His legacy has passed to his children, two of whom have also been awarded life membership, and his grandchildren.
Tom received his award in 1970
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Initially the senior and Junior Clubs were two distinct Clubs. May Henderson was devoted to the junior cause. She was awarded life membership in 1972.
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Ken Vance was
also a tremendous supporter of our Club. Up until his death in 1998,
he was a familiar figure walking along his beloved beach. He maintained a keen interest in the Club He was awarded life membership n 1975.
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Ron Strong, son of Tom, initially started his career at Shellharbour SLSC. With his father, he saw the need for a Club at
Warilla and so actively promoted the formation of the Warilla Barrack
Point SLSC. Ron is still actively involved in the management of the Club. He is also a life member of South Coast Branch and Surf Life Saving New South Wales. Ron received his Life membership in 1975.
In 2002 Ron was awarded an OAM in the Queens Birthday Honours
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Jim Poplin received his life membership in
1977. He took a keen interest in the development of the juniors and
the disciplines of R & R and the March Past. Jim still is a member of the South Coast Board Board of Examiners and assists in the training of our members
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Tony Glass received his award in 1979. A keen
sportsman for the municipality and former Club captain. Unfortunately
business and family commitments has meant a move interstate.
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Vic Strong In 1979 Vic was awarded Life Membership. Vic, along with his brother Ron and father Tom , was a foundation member of our Club. He was later to be awarded Life membership of South Coast Branch.
A tireless worker for the Club, he continued
working for the Club, even after he had been diagnosed with his
terminal illness. He was, at different times, Club Captain, Vice
President and Chief Instructor. Vic died on 6 September 1997. The
passing of Vic was keenly felt by all those who knew, respected and
admired him. In recognition of his role in our Club , the Vic Strong
Memorial Trophy was introduced for the patrol-person of the year. The
initial recipient was Phil Hayward
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Kevin Gee was active with the juniors and was awarded life membership in 1980 |
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Norm Barker was also awarded life membership through
his active involvement with the juniors. He has however, continued
taking an involved interest with the Club as a whole. He was the
Club’s Treasurer for over twenty years. His contribution to the Club
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Alan Beveridge is the current President of the Club
and has been for the last 6 years. He has played an active role in the
development of all facets of the Club being responsible for junior
development and club competition. He was awarded life membership in
1991. |
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Ken Pearson was also awarded life Membership in the same year because of his work and devotion to the Club. |
Our latest recipents of Life Mmebership are Tony White, Laurie Boyle and Gary (Skin) Trotter. Photos will be inserted shortly.
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