Submitted by Hugh Pritchard on June 28, 2010 - 10:44am.
We are so saddened by this.
We were enjoying following Dave’s progress in the race, talking about the beautiful places he was passing through, wondering whether he had time to lift his head and enjoy the view.
I used to chat briefly with Dave whenever we met but did not know him well. Now that I read the posts here and his blog I realize how remarkable he was in such disparate ways.
After we married, Julie and I bought a pair of walky-talky radios that would be good for all those ski-touring and hiking trips that we thought we would continue to do. Then we had children; we made no more big trips and never even used the radios. A few weeks ago we decided it was time to sell them to someone who would make use of them. Late one night there was a tapping at our door, and there was Dave, his mountain bike blazing with lights, coming to pick them up.
Lexi and Linnaea, our thoughts are with you.
Hugh, Julie, Clare and Adele.
Dave
We are so saddened by this.
We were enjoying following Dave’s progress in the race, talking about the beautiful places he was passing through, wondering whether he had time to lift his head and enjoy the view.
I used to chat briefly with Dave whenever we met but did not know him well. Now that I read the posts here and his blog I realize how remarkable he was in such disparate ways.
After we married, Julie and I bought a pair of walky-talky radios that would be good for all those ski-touring and hiking trips that we thought we would continue to do. Then we had children; we made no more big trips and never even used the radios. A few weeks ago we decided it was time to sell them to someone who would make use of them. Late one night there was a tapping at our door, and there was Dave, his mountain bike blazing with lights, coming to pick them up.
Lexi and Linnaea, our thoughts are with you.
Hugh, Julie, Clare and Adele.