Welcome to your updated Tribute Fund site to David. We hope that you find it a positive place of comfort and inspiration for you to visit whenever you want or need to.

Grand National Day my love, we met on this day 26 years ago - such a special day. How I miss you my darling, but your love and strength helps me get through each day without you xxx

Have missed you so much my David, especially when Mum was so poorly in hospital for 6 weeks. She is with you now, reunited with Dad on 11th December, hope she gave you a huge hug and kiss from me - I asked her to - it was what Mum wanted at the end, but it doesn't stop the sadness. Always in my thoughts and love my darling, will always be your wife - Valerie xxx

Happy anniversary my love - 17 years it would have been on the 14th. Missing you so very much my love grows stronger and stronger for you. It's hard living a new life without you, but I know this is what you would want me to do, I do it for you my darling, loving you xxxxx

Not a moment goes by when I don't think about you and yearn to have you here by my side, but I try hard to remember you are now at peace. I feel you here comforting me. Love you forever my darling, we didn't need Valentine's Day to celebrate our love every day, a look, a touch our love remains true always and forever xxx

Thank you my love for helping us to have such a special Christmas. You would have loved seeing Mum so happy with all her family round her, she even joined in with the game. I felt you there on Christmas Day and knew you were willing me on. Our love is so very strong, and I have some of you in me as you have some of me in you, so you enjoyed Christmas and Boxing Day too. Doesn't stop me missing you my love but I feel comforted that you are here with me all the time and I am now living life for the both of us. Love you forever xxxxx.

It was good to be with Valerie on the anniversary of your death. Robert & I miss you so much. You were a wonderful husband to Valerie, a marvellous brother in law who was more like a brother to Robert & myself. You were also a great Uncle to Helen & Jean. It doesn't seem possible that you've been gone a year. We'll never forget what a wonderful man you were & how much you meant to each of us. We know your free from pain & reunited with Dad. All our love Yvonne & Robert xx

David was such a wonderful man, with a beautiful smile and most of all he made my sister Valerie so happy. He is truly missed every day and a year on we think of the special moments we shared with him. Now in heaven with the Angels and family, we send our love up to him. My love to my sister Valerie whom I've be thinking about all day. Xx

You were a lovely man David. It was a pleasure to have known you. Thank you for bringing so much love and joy into Valerie's world. I know you will be reunited one day as love is eternal.God bless.

We lost a very special man this day last year,but today one year on we will help Valerie celebrate your life and memory. You were a strong and gentle giant who had smile that lit up the room. You are sorely missed. xxx

This time last year my love you had just died and I was absolutely devastated and in shock, although I had been praying for you to die to ease your suffering and pain. I just cannot believe it's been a year, a year of hell and emotional turmoil. Love you beyond belief and my love for you just continues to get stronger and stronger and the void in my heart gets larger and larger. There will never be anyone else bar you, you are my heart, body and soul and part of me, as I am part of you. Till we meet again xxxxx

Thinking of my love this evening. This time last year I was praying for God to take David so David didn't suffer. It was awful to see him so drugged that he wasn't conscious or responsive but I thank the hospice for making David comfortable so he wasn't withering in pain. Less than 12 hours until my love died peacefully at 6.50am on the 16th a year ago, just doesn't seem possible.

This day last year, David and I were praying for Monday to come so we could go to the Hospice at All Hallows. Although the local hospital was good as usual there was a shortage of nurses and David was in constant terrible pain and anguish - it was heartbreaking to see. David kept hallucinating and thinking he was home/going home or had eaten and wanted to eat (couldn't eat or drink for over a year) - nightmare times.

Remembering David today on Thanksgiving. Although David was more "English" than American having lived in England for more than 40 years, he was American and loved celebrating Thanksgiving. We'd see what was in the shops and would more often than not go out for a meal. Later in the evening we'd phone his brothers and sisters in America to wish them Happy Thanksgiving. You are never from my thoughts my love, and thinking of your Mom too today, I'm sure you are both together xxx

To thank the Hospice for supporting David during his last two weeks and for continuing to support me I raised £71 on Saturday 23rd November in David's memory, at the school I work at. I know David would be proud. This time last year he was in a hospital that was so busy it was a nightmare for us - I was there 24/7 and David was in so much pain and so scared it was awful to see, Macmillan got us a place at All Hallows in the Hospice section on 3rd December - whilst there I was able to be David's wife, rather than his carer and the staff looked after me as well as David.

This Saturday 23rd November I am having a stall at my workplace Warren School, Clarkes Lane, Oulton Broad. Time is 11 am - 2 pm - and I will be selling handmade cards and gifts (calendars, post it note holders, reindeer food, snowman soup and other things). All for the Hospice in memory of David. If you are able to come - there are many craft stalls and things for the children.

For a wonderful brother with a heart of gold. Although you were an in-law, you were so much more than that, a true brother and friend. On this your birthday you are at peace and pain free. You will always be remembered. Love David & Chloe Dog

David was more like a brother than a brother in law to Robert & me. We'll never stop missing David, We gain some comfort in remembering the wonderful times we had when Valerie & David were with us. I know that Jean has already shared some of her memories of her Uncle David & Helen will have the same. Our love to you Valerie on David's date of birth.

Happy Birthday David, a very dear and special friend. We were very lucky to have had you in our lives. xxxx

Missing you so much my beloved David, especially today on your birthday: We thought of you with love today, but that is nothing new. We thought about you yesterday, and days before that too. We think of you in silence, we often speak your name. All we have are memories, and your picture in a frame. Your memory is our keepsake, with which we will never part. God has you in His keeping, we have you in our hearts. A million times we`ve wanted you. A million times we cried. If love could only have saved you, you never would have died.

We miss you so much Uncle David, tears came to my eyes when I read an email reminder to send you a birthday card. I too have lots of happy memories of you though. Me and Helen always looked forward to visits from Uncle David and Auntie Valerie. Favourite memories include, yummy bbq's cooked in any weather even if that meant standing under a big golfing umbrella. Playing board games chinese checkers and hamburger, don't forget the card games either. We had so much fun. Uncle David was always so proud of his gardening too, I remember watching him plant flowers, roses I think in my Grandma and Grandad's front garden and it looked just beautiful once he was done. You couldn't ask to meet a nicer person than my Uncle David, he was and still is Auntie Valerie's whole world. The perfect couple

Uncle David always had a big smile and a warm hug to give. I would always look forward to visits from Aunty Valerie and Uncle David. No-one could cook a steak like Uncle David. BBQs will never be quite as good. After all no-one else BBQs every possible cut of meat you can think of. Uncle David BBQs were magic. Love and place in my heart always xxx