My personal association with Hythe reaches back to 1977 when as a young army cadet I spent many a day on Hythe ranges, an association I maintained as an Army junior leader based at St John Moore Barracks.
After leaving Merchant Navy Dick joined Kent Fire Brigade. Following promotions, he was the officer in charge of a crew of 13 stationed at Folkestone Fire Station in Park Farm Road.
He ran his own electronics company for many years exporting to over 50 countries around the world.