MAY 1995 Sam Baxter MBE, honorary life president of Morecambe & Heysham financial branch.

Serving as honorary secretary of Morecambe lifeboat station from 1967 to 1978 and deputy launching authority from 1978 to 1991, Mr Baxter was also the station's branch president until 1995 and was president of the financial branch from 1979. He was awarded a Gold badge in 1987..