Dave was my mentor and crew mate throughout my career. A true gentleman with a heart of gold and wry wit. I remember many a conversation started only to see him fast asleep. An amazing mentor and paramedic, calm collect and inspirational. My thought and prayers to all of his family

To the rest of the world he was Dave the paramedic, to me he was pappy because in this instance Grandad just simply wouldn't safice . I have always been proud he was a paramedic he saved people, he helped them, always without hesitation even on his way down to the caravan his kit bag would be taken out of the boot and off he would go to see if he could help. He taught me if your stuck in traffic your one of the lucky ones . This made him a hero the same hero that would make the 250 mile round trip to plymouth every other week regardless of what kind of shift he had just done so ed and I could see our family without fail and without complaint , giving us precious time we would never of had. And for this I cant thank him enough. He was the gentle giant I could rely on, always smiling and joking always had time to help others and nothing was ever too much trouble. Now I'm left with memories of car journeys of classical fM and the smell of cigars , trips to the caravan and perranporth beach and chants of "I can see the sea" I can assure you that tradition lives on here with my own children. The endless cups of strong tea . Squishy mud walks in wellies whilst you were trying to spot planes, your heavy binoculars round my neck with you laughing as I looked in completely the wrong direction that you were pointing in . Feeling on top of the world on your shoulders -the only form of height I wasnt terrified of . The annual badminton horse race and balloon fiestas and bbq s out the back of the transit van. Nothings forgotten and everything cherished and I can only hope you knew how so very loved you are and you will always be remembered as My Pappy the Paramedic - the best superhero the world could ever wish for. Goodnight , God bless xxxx

Always enjoyed my brief catchups with Dave especially in the GWAS days. He brought fun and common sense to a world that had gone a bit mad. Sad to see you go Dave, we could do with your wit and wisdom right now. RIP, from me and all the team at the College of Paramedics .

He will be very greatly missed. He was always so kind to me on station when I was going through a difficult time. I will miss his cheeky sense of humour. Your legacy defiinetly lives on Dave.

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