Photo courtesy of the Historical Society of Ocean Grove.
The fall 2012 meeting of the Historical Society of Ocean Grove will be held on Monday, September 24, in the Community Room on Pilgrim Pathway, at 7 p.m. Dave Shotwell, Sr. will discuss “Lifeguarding in Ocean Grove.”
Coincidentally, Jack’s grandfather is pictured in the photo (1953) posted above.
That off duty guard was OG resident Jack Arpert . This young man deserves a commendation! What a hero….
I can’t attend the meeting on Monday night, but wanted to mention here that the lifeguards do a great job – the general public doesn’t hear about the many saves these lifeguards make almost daily. I was on the beach after the season closed, and an off-duty guard made an awesome save on a very rough day. That lucky man said this guard was his angel, he would not have made it out without him!