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On Friday 28 February, after close on 4 decades of working at Sea Rescue Head Office , Patti Jacobs retires. Patti has been the go to woman at head office for almost anything that volunteers and staff alike may need. Her institutional memory is magnificent and her collection of facts and figures are legendary. We are going to miss you Patti … have a great retirement and may you get much joy from your grand children!Picture Andrew Ingram / Sea RescuePicture Andrew Ingram / Sea Rescue
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