Blog 361 — Mourning Dave, Why I Miss You My Friend Written 5 October 2026 I originally wrote this Blog as a Eulogy for my friend Dave Johnson. I read the Eulogy at Dave’s funeral on Friday 25 September this year. **** In the Agenda for today’s service, I am listed as having been a “Dear friend and support person” for Dave. The Agenda gets the wording correct, but the emphasis is wrong. It should read “Dave was my dear friend and he was my support person”. One of the reasons I am able to speak these few words about Dave today is because Dave gave me the strength to keep going. Let me explain. Dave loved having fun. He did not have cancer when this photo was taken. **** Amongst so many other outdoor sports, Dave was an accomplished aqualung diver. He had a wonderful sense of humour. **** Dave was shorter than me in height, but he was literally afraid of no one – no matter how scary or imposing. This was a wonde...
