Dave was one of the first people I met when I joined IDPC. I was very young and knew absolutely nothing about drug policy. After a crazy CND where I met Dave for the first time (mostly at the VIC bar and OSF receptions!), I then mostly worked with him on key IDPC reports, and on organising many (too many!) events at the UN on indicators - both Dave and I were obsessed with metrics and indicators. I remember being in complete awe of his thoughtful analysis of major drug policy events, although he did drive me absolutely nuts as he pretty much missed every single deadline and tended to write in such a flourished way that I made a habit of counting how many lines long one sentence written by Dave could be (I think I reached 7 at some point)! All this aside, Dave has always been a joy to work with, a walking encyclopaedia on international drug policy, an incredible mentor, a reliable colleague, and of course, a wonderful friend. Working with him on the Global Drug Policy Index has been one of the highlights of my career. The news about his cancer was devastating. But we stayed in touch regularly throughout. A month before his passing, Dave was still contacting me to let me know he'd for sure write not one, but two papers for IDPC very soon! There are no words to convey how much I'm going to miss him. Sending you love and strength dear Cath, Poppy and Fynn
Dave was one of the first people I met when I joined IDPC. I was very young and knew absolutely nothing about drug policy. After a crazy CND where I met Dave for the first time (mostly at the VIC bar and OSF receptions!), I then mostly worked with him on key IDPC reports, and on organising many (too many!) events at the UN on indicators - both Dave and I were obsessed with metrics and indicators. I remember being in complete awe of his thoughtful analysis of major drug policy events, although he did drive me absolutely nuts as he pretty much missed every single deadline and tended to write in such a flourished way that I made a habit of counting how many lines long one sentence written by Dave could be (I think I reached 7 at some point)! All this aside, Dave has always been a joy to work with, a walking encyclopaedia on international drug policy, an incredible mentor, a reliable colleague, and of course, a wonderful friend. Working with him on the Global Drug Policy Index has been one of the highlights of my career. The news about his cancer was devastating. But we stayed in touch regularly throughout. A month before his passing, Dave was still contacting me to let me know he'd for sure write not one, but two papers for IDPC very soon! There are no words to convey how much I'm going to miss him. Sending you love and strength dear Cath, Poppy and Fynn
