David Berry (5 Mar 1948 - 4 May 2026)

If a person is to be measured by how much they give love, share love and receive love, then David Berry is complete, by any reckoning.

In giving love, his adoration for Carol and their devotion to one other will forever endure; his love for his friends and family was palpable and if you were lucky to be a friend or a member of the family, that love was unconditional: put simply, you knew that he "had your back", whatever came along.

Sharing love was easy too. He happily gave his time to people who needed it. His work with Phab and other charities and his relationship with his work colleagues is testimony to that.

And receiving love came naturally. We all loved him. Often mischievous, his enthusiasm for life (unrelenting at times!) was infectious. His latter years reduced his capacity, but the twinkle in his eye definitely remained and his smiles were always a joy to receive.

Throughout his life he lit up the room. He was pure golden sunshine, right to the end.

We all take a little piece of David Berry with us. When you are feeling a bit low or need some of that love, think of him. I bet you can't without smiling.