A chance meeting at Tuckers Tavern in Beach Haven and a next-day ocean rescue inspired the colorful new children’s book Ramo to the Rescue, which takes youngsters on an adventure that underscores the heroism of lifeguards.

“The book, although fictional, is based on two encounters my grandson Owen had with Ramo Kline” of the Long Beach Township Beach Patrol, said author and publisher Donna Cavanagh.

As Cavanagh explained, Kline was her family’s server at Tuckers one evening last summer, and he was very kind to…