Bill Ives recently passed away following a tough battle with cancer at the age of 87.
Mr Ives’ granddaughter Crystal Hudson said that her pop was a remarkable man who lived most of his life on the water and fishing.
“He was hard working and would always make time to spend with friends and family, whilst always inspiring and motivating us to achieve great things,” Ms Hudson said.
“His true passion was at Volunteer Marine Rescue for the past 20 plus years, helping others in the Gladstone community and teaching mariners advanced skills including tying knots that will be passed on for many generations.”
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Subscriber only A crucial service which patrols the Gladstone region s waterways will fling open its doors for an all-inclusive open day next month. Volunteer Marine Rescue Gladstone staff hope the open day will inspire people to sign up as volunteers, or even just pick up some new knowledge. VMR president Jefrey Caldwell and VMR community liaison officer James Harris agreed an uptake in volunteers was needed to kick 2021 in the right direction. We haven t done it well in the past, advertise ourselves to the community, but we are hopeful an open day will make the community stand up and take notice that we are here, Mr Caldwell said.