Very sad to hear that Dave has died and my thoughts and condolences are with you, Pat and Melanie and your family. Dave is a key figure in many of my fondest memories from childhood. He was a larger than life character who added so much to our family holidays caravanning together. Occasions which immediately come to mind include sunny, summer lunchtimes eating crab sandwiches at the Crab and Lobster pub in Sidlesham; sloe picking as we walked around the Pagham mudflats; and most vividly of all Dave's heroic rescue of us children as the tide swept in over the mudflats much faster than we expected. A sad loss. With love, Paul

So sad to hear of the loss of ‘Uncle’ Dave. My thoughts are with you, ‘Auntie’ Pat and your family at this time. I have too many fond and funny memories of uncle Dave, especially those from our caravan holidays we took together, to share them all here. However, one that really sticks out in my mind took place during one of our many holidays to Pagham. On our usual walk around the harbour to Sidlesham and The Crab and Lobster uncle Dave had spotted the remains of an ‘ancient’ ship, full of rusty nails, the next day he had us all return to this ancient find to pull out and remove all the nails! Happy times and wonderful memories. All my love Wendy

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