It was with great sadness that we learned of the death of Rob Burge, who was a Chalfont Heights Roads Committee member from 2003- 2013. He passed away on 28th April.
Rob lived on the Estate for almost thirty years. He was an engineer and highly experienced insurance assessor whose work took him to all parts of the world inspecting, investigating and analysing the sites of crashed aircraft on behalf of insurers.
He was a man with many interests, including quite arduous walking: he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro and had reached the base camp of Mount Everest. Rob was an enthusiast for sports cars of the 1950s, and was the proud owner of two MGAs. He also enjoyed life afloat as the owner of two boats.
Rob was a very active Committee member and had responsibility for the repair and maintenance of the roads, ensuring that the Estate roads were maintained to a high standard, whilst carefully controlling the costs of what is the largest single item of our annual expenditure. During last winter, between quite long spells in hospital, he kept the grit bins filled and assisted with spreading during icy weather to keep our roads open to traffic.
Rob’s sound, logical judgement, calm disposition and good natured enthusiasm made a significant contribution to the effective management and running of the Estate over the past ten years. He also served on the Parish Council in Chalfont St Peter from 1987 to 1991.
Our condolences and thoughts are with Rob’s wife Paula, son Andrew and daughter Claire. On 16th May, the Parish Church of St Peter was packed with friends and family for a celebration of his life.
Donations in Rob’s memory, in aid of Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research, may be made at this website: http://www.justgiving.com/robertburge
Thanks to Derek Bryan, former Chairman, who is the principal author of this tribute.