I met David just over 20 years ago in Endcliffe Park at 8 am one beautiful Saturday morning. Tall, athletic and with legs that ate up the kilometres and made me work hard to keep apace with him. I had to! He made me smile and often laugh out loud as we ploughed up the Porter Valley every week with our stories and then our serious debates that helped shed light on many an organisational dilemma I had in those days as David freely shared his insight and experience with me. His love of music, poetry and nature have especially enriched my appreciation of the world. And always with his magical twinkling eyes! A dear friend whom I will miss and whom I feel so privileged to have met that Saturday morning 20 years ago. Sylvia Yates