Former Beccles mayor Monty Pitkin has died aged 87.
- Credit: Jennifer Langeskov
A selfless volunteer with a lifetime of dedicated service to improving his town has been remembered following his death.
Montagu David Pitkin, known as Monty, passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 15 after years of working tirelessly to support residents and groups in Beccles.
His family moved to Beccles after World War I and, after leaving school at 15, Mr Pitkin helped his father s business before working his way from office boy at Darby s Timber Merchants to becoming managing director in 1978, before retiring in 1992.
His passion for motorbikes took him across Europe, but an accident in Norfolk in 1962 resulted in him losing a leg. He returned to work, on crutches, within months.
Former Beccles mayor Monty Pitkin has died aged 87.
- Credit: Jennifer Langeskov
A selfless volunteer with a lifetime of dedicated service to improving his town has been remembered following his death.
Montagu David Pitkin, known as Monty, passed away peacefully in his sleep on December 15 after years of working tirelessly to support residents and groups in Beccles.
His family moved to Beccles after World War I and, after leaving school at 15, Mr Pitkin helped his father s business before working his way from office boy at Darby s Timber Merchants to becoming managing director in 1978, before retiring in 1992.
His passion for motorbikes took him across Europe, but an accident in Norfolk in 1962 resulted in him losing a leg. He returned to work, on crutches, within months.