| Location | London |
| Age | 25 years |
| Cause of Death | Leukaemia |
| Date of Birth | 7/1971 |
| Date of Death | 6/1997 |
| Visitors | 1,224 since 29/06/2008 |
| Creator |
MY BROTHER DAVE, (BOO OR DAVEY B KNOWN BY HIS FRIENDS) WAS BORN ON THE 26TH JULY 1971 AND DIED ON
THE 28TH JUNE 1997 AGED JUST 25.
AFTER TRYING HIS HAND AT A FEW DIF JOBS INCLUDING WORKING AT FAIRFIELD HALLS CROYDON AND THE MAZDA
GARAGE IN STREATHAM, DAVE JOINED THE ARMY (RCT/RLC) IN 1991
.. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS HE FINALLY PASSED OUT IN NOV 91.. DAVE WAS A REALLY POPULAR GUY AND A BIT OF
A LADIES MAN, THE GIRLS LOVED HIM..HE WAS THE LIFE N SOUL OF THE PARTY..
HE DID A TOUR OF DUTY IN 1992/3 IN NORTHERN IRELAND AND THEN IN 1996 HE DID A BACK TO BACK TOUR OF
BOSNIA..
WHILE THERE HE BEGAN FEELING UNWELL.
WHEN HE GOT BACK TO GERMANY IN FEB 97, HE WAS TOLD HE HAD LEUKAEMIA AND WAS FLOWN BACK TO THE ROYAL
MARSDEN HOSPITAL IN SURREY.
DAVE WAS IN AND OUT OF HOSPITAL FOR 4 MONTHS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY HE HAD 2 STRAINS OF THE DISEASE AND
ALTHO OUR SISTER DEB WAS A GOOD BONE MARROW MATCH, HE LOST HIS BATTLE ON THE 28TH JUNE 1997.
DAVE WAS THE BABY OF THE FAMILY, HE WAS ONE OF 5 SIBLINGS..DEB,IAN, (ME, KIM) AND ROB (RIP)
HE THOUGHT THE WORLD OF OUR MUM AND IT WAS HIS WISH TO BE BURIED CLOSE TO HOME SO THAT SHE COULD GO
VISIT HIM (OUR BRO ROB COMMITTED SUICIDE IN 1990 AND HE DOESNT HAVE A GRAVE, THIS IS BECAUSE HIS
WIFE HAD HIS ASHES SCATTERED ON SACRED GROUND AND DID NOT ASK THE FAMILY WHAT THEY WANTED)
BECAUSE DAVE WAS SO POPULAR, HIS ARMY MATES HELD FUNDRAISERS INCL DOING A SPONSORED RUN FROM
RHEINDARLAND GERMANY TO THE ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL RAISING LOTS OF MONEY FOR LEUKAEMIA RESEARCH.
BECAUSE DAVE WAS SO HAPPY AND KEPT POSITIVE THROUGHOUT HIS ILLNESS, AND THANKS TO HIS WORK
COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS, IT HAS MADE HIS PASSING A LITTLE EASIER TO DEAL WITH .
RIP DAVE WE LOVE AND MISS YOU
THE FINAL INSPECTION
The soldier stood and faced his God,
Which must always come to pass.
He hoped his shoes were shining,
Just as brightly as his brass.
"Step forward now, you soldier,
How shall I deal with you?
Have you always turned the other cheek?
To My Church have you been true?"
The soldier squared his shoulders and said,
"No, Lord, I guess I ain't.
Because those of us who carry guns,
Can't always be a saint.
I've had to work most Sundays,
And at times my talk was tough.
And sometimes I've been violent,
Because the world is awfully rough.
But, I never took a penny,
That wasn't mine to keep...
Though I worked a lot of overtime,
When the bills got just too steep.
And I never passed a cry for help,
Though at times I shook with fear.
And sometimes, God, forgive me,
I've wept unmanly tears.
I know I don't deserve a place,
Among the people here.
They never wanted me around,
Except to calm their fears.
If you've a place for me here, Lord,
It needn't be so grand.
I never expected or had too much,
But if you don't, I'll understand.
There was a silence all around the throne,
Where the saints had often trod.
As the soldier waited quietly,
For the judgment of his God.
"Step forward now, you soldier,
You've borne your burdens well.
Walk peacefully on Heaven's streets,
You've done your time in Hell."
THINKING OF YOU X
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Thinking of you x
If tears could build a stairway
and memories a lane
I would walk right up to heaven
to bring you home again
No farewell words were spoken
no time to say goodbye
You were gone before i knew it
and only God knows why
My heart still aches in sadness
and secret tears still flow
What it means to loose you
no one will ever know
Thinkin of you Davey, keep looking over your family that love and miss you so much x x x
with love.xxx
hi davey i read all about you and you really are a brave man well done!!! you must be proud to have a sister like kim, because i am proud to call her my friend, she is always there when you need her and she always makes time for others. if you are close by just now give her a hug for me just to say thankyou.xxx
I LOVE THIS POEM
Don't stand by my grave and weep,
For I am not there, I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glint of snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn's rain.
When you awaken in the morning, hush.
For I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circle flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand by my grave and cry.
I am not there, I did not die.
THE BEST
God saw you getting tired
and a cure was not meant to be,
So he put his arms around you
and whispered "Come to Me".
With tearful eyes we watched you,
as we saw you pass away.
Although we loved you deeply,
we could not make you stay.
Your Golden Heart stopped beating,
hard working hands at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us,
He only takes the best.
Words are hard to find when u lose someone u love so much. My little boy Bailey also had cancer a brain tumour he was treated at the royal marsden. Rest in peace love to your family xxxxxxx
words of comfort
Take care all you of David's family. He is sleeping and will wake in good health in God's own time. God bless. John 11: 11-44.
Hold on to what is good even if it is a handful of earth,
Hold on to what you believe even if it is a tree that stands by itself,
Hold on to what you must do even if it is a long way from now,
Hold on to life even when it is easier letting go,
Hold on to my hand even when I have gone away from you. xxx
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