Dave

Dave...1953-2023.....

Thick Irish accent, gift of the gab, always has a story to tell, very likeable. In older years, very forgetful and tells same old stories and watches TV all the time. He is particularly fond of children's TV and loves Postman Pat. He often sings along to the signature tune, despite his Altzeimers. Married to Maeve. Engaged June 2nd 1973, Married 4th November 1973. Dave was at school when Maeve became pregnant with Jon. Neither of the parents agreed with the situation and forbade them to see each other and insisted on adoption when the baby was born. Dave and Maeve didn't have a choice. They ran away together shortly after the birth (when Dave had left school). All their lives they never returned to Ireland. Little did Dave know that he had actually done very well in his Irish Leaving Certificate, in all subjects; but he left before his results were available so had no written confirmation of his qualification. Dave managed to take his battered guitar with him but they both just had the clothes they stood up in when they ran away. Dave loved Maeve unconditionally and would do absolutely anything for her. Carries unresolved trauma, possibly from childhood, war and / or failed personal ideals. The adoption of Jon affected him deeply and for the first few years he would howl out loud at all times of the day and night, even when he was on the streets homeless. Dave managed to get a job in an Estate Agent and also supplemented his wages with busking, playing his guitar outside a burger joint in Seven Kings High Street in Essex, where they managed to rent an apartment after their period of homelessness. Over the years he was promoted time after time and eventually was offered a partnership with the founder, which he accepted. The estate agency was very successful and, in fact, was named the top Estate Agent in Essex very soon after he was made a senior partner. After he retired he took up a job as a part time postman for a while.....until he got the sack for being drunk on duty.

Dave has a strong affiliation with the moon and considers it his 'guiding light'. He would often be known to lie outside in the back garden at night during the summer months staring and often talking to the moon. Despite being a devout Catholic, he considered the moon as his 'alternative' religion. 

Despite being very laid-back, Dave (up to his passing) does have a very tense relationship with Liam, his son-in-law. He was very much against the relationship from the beginning as he viewed Liam as a criminal and not 'good enough' for his daughter. Liam, on the other hand, has a lot of respect for Dave and loves him like a father. Liam visits Dave's grave weekly and lays flowers.