Tribute - Martin Terence Revill Senior Ranger, Martin Terence Revill of Herne Bay Kent who passed away on the 30th April 2018 aged 61 Nearly all of Wildwood Trust’s staff attended the funeral, in uniform, of their valued workmate Martin Revill yesterday, who passed away last month after a short battle with cancer. His work mates in the Wildwood Ranger team acted as pall-bearers & Martin's dying wish was to be buried in his Wildwood uniform, of which he was so proud. Martin loved Wildwood and left a generous legacy to the Trust in his will. If you wish to learn more about leaving a legacy to Wildwood Trust find out here: Leaving a Legacy to Wildwood Trust Martin is survived by his partner Christine Yeo, who cared for him until the end, even enjoying a last adventure to Mexico against medical advice. Christine said:
“Martin always led life to the full, he was exciting, fun to be with and I am sure we all shared the “magic” that was him.” Martin was an extremely gifted carpenter and valued Senior Ranger at Wildwood Trust and recently helped build the new wolf woodland at the Trust. The Ranger team who build all of Wildwood’s enclosures and maintain the woodland will dedicate the new lynx enclosure to be built later this year to his memory. .
Born in Birmingham he became a joiner and turned his hand to many trades including running his own sustainable energy business. Martin was also a great outdoors-man, lover of wildlife and adventurer which saw him travel across the world. One of his many talents was as a diving instructor and valiantly joined an expert team to rescue seals of the coast of Shetland during the Braer Oil tanker disaster, Scotland’s worst environmental disaster. Braving one of the most extreme storms ever seen in the North Atlantic, Martin worked tirelessly to save the seals and other wildlife whose populations were devastated by one of the biggest oil tanker disasters of all time Martin took great pride in his work and won the hearts of all who met him with a simple philosophy as he often stated that ‘he led by example’ and that he truly did. Wildwood Director and co-founder Peter Smith, who led the tributes paid to Martin at his funeral said: “He was a patient teacher of others, keen to help and bring people together, with his generosity of spirit, his patience and sympathy always giving to others and those gifts will go on in our hearts, and our hands, for many years to come. Hundreds of thousands of visitors will continue to benefit from his work in building our animal enclosures and adventure play park, bringing joy and discovery to all.” Martin was universally admired by the Wildwood Team and many tributes have been paid including: “Martin always had a smile on his face and was willing to help anyone with anything. His positivity was always inspirational and he never let anything upset or anger him. He was a true gentleman to work with and will be sorely missed every day.”
Laura Shae, Head of Visitor Services “We all admired Martin's positive attitude, he was always smiling - even after his cancer diagnosis. Nothing was ever too much to ask of him, he always went out of his way to help me with my work, from letting me borrow his tools to offering advice about enclosure construction. He was always one to crack a joke and make people laugh. He was kind, immensely generous, and a truly good man. I will miss him very much.”
Sally Holt, Wildwood Keeper | 
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