Hundreds of family, friends and fire officers filled the Christ Church Parish Church on Thursday to pay final respects to Fire Officer Rodney King.

King, 45, of Lodge Road, Christ Church died recently at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital after a brief illness. He enlisted in the Barbados Fire Service in 1991 and was last assigned to Fire Service Headquarters on Probyn Street in Bridgetown.

Rodney was an ardent cricket fan and could be found very often on Saturdays at the Passage Road grounds.

The Administration and members of the Barbados Fire Service take this opportunity to extend our heartfelt thanks to the family for the dedicated service rendered by Rodney Addison King.