David was Sports Co-ordinator at Riccarton High School for 18 years and coached and managed cricket for 25 years. He ran the administration of sport with dedication, finesse and firm set of principles. If a job was worth doing, it was worth doing well. He always worked beyond the hours he was paid for because the job had to be done and it had to be done properly.
Saturdays saw him with his broad brimmed hat on checking that all the teams were being looked after as the easterly ruffled the temperature. At the end of the season he would repair the pitches – heavy rollers hired, scarifiers, top soil, seeding. All aspects of cricket were a labour of love for him, including producing event programmes which allowed the players to see their names in lights and also meant parents felt secure with the information they needed.
A sports co-ordinator has many rather thankless tasks but David dealt with them with aplomb – finding billets, organising after-match functions, issuing and collecting uniforms, booking transport and tapping into various trusts for money for new sets of uniforms.
David died on 30 November and we farewell an absolute gentleman. Someone who gave so much but did not ask for anything in return.