David Albert Llewellyn James ‘Dave’ passed away on Sunday 29th December, aged 83 years. In his dying Othona lost a long-standing member of the family and a beloved and dear friend. Dave passed in an ambulance on the journey to hospital, accompanied by his wife, Terry.
Dave first came to Othona in 1955, at the age of 14, just after he went blind. He said that Othona was life-changing for him, because no one ever treated him like he was blind “I had to do my chores like everyone else: whether emptying the slop bucket or washing up.” After that first experience at Othona, Dave never stopped coming, sometimes three or four times a year until very recently, when travelling became more difficult.
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