The obituary notice of David John ELIAS

I've not long found out. If the family sees this please know my thoughts are with you. He was a good friend and often unannounced house mate. I think generally as we get older it's natural that we don't have as much contact with people who mean so much to us and have been next to us in times that have shaped what we become. Dave was definitely someone who was there in some of the toughest and craziest times I've been through. From mosh pits we had no right being in (far too young and far to small but we managed. Can still feel the scar from biohazard) to sitting with a beer talking through stuff that we'd never told anyone but had to tell someone. Plus he talked me out of one absolutely stupid, life changing, decision.

I called Day around the lockdown. We talked rubbish for about 2 hours. Music, family, cheffing all sorts of stuff. It was the first time we'd spoke in years but it didn't feel that way. That's the kind of friend he was. He made time to listen even if I was pretty drunk.

I don't know why I'm going to miss a guy that I haven't seen in so long but I am. Ste told me when we were talking about the recent death of my father and it just stopped me in my tracks. I said before how it's only natural to loose contact with the people who were there when you were being formed. I doesn't mean it's right.

I miss you mate.

My love to the family.

Fresh x

I'm so very sorry for what you've gone through, it's such a unexpected loss. I'll miss him, even though I haven't been in touch with him, thought there'd be time.. Sadly not, take care, God speed Day, I'll keep you in my prayers and thoughts for your heartbroken loved ones. Be seeing you, hugs, Sarah Keane(Newport, South Wales). X