David Alan Croucher

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SONG 1.DANCE WITH MY FATHER
SONG 2.SIMPLY THE BEST
SONG 3.ONE SWEET DAY

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My dad was SIMPLY THE BEST and that is a song that will always be special to me. me, my dad and my brother Adrian sung it to each other, at his surprise 60th birthday. He was so full of life and had just come back from working in the caribbean. which had given us time to arrange the surprise party. He was the life and sole of that party and a huge shock when only 6 months later he died.
On the 7th september 2006, my dad was told he had a brain tumour. we had taken him to hospital because we thought he had a stroke, only to be told it was a large tumour. Just over 2 weeks later he passed away 26/9/06 on my mums birthday and only the day before they finally got married,after being together for over 40 years. His wedding vows were the last thing he ever said.We stayed with him all night at the hospital. me and my brother adrian was there when he passed away, my mum had gone home to get changed, as the doctors said it would be 3 or 4 days. she was buying wedding rings when he died, something i feel really guilty for as it was my idea.
The funeral was beautiful. What a send off he had,and so many people.
Everyone loved him, he touched so many hearts and is a huge loss to all the family. He was the clown always up to something,he had a big heart and would give you the world if he could.he was really really special a one off and life will never be the same without him. xx

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my dad was born on 25th march 1946 he was one of eleven children to margaret and john, he was the forth youngest and was brought up in whitton.he met my mum when he was nine at saturday morning pictures at the odeon in whitton.They met again when he was 20 and were together ever since. just like there younger days it took them a long time to get together, and left it to the very last minute to get married with dad passing away the next day.
dad worked in the film industry for about 27 years and worked his way up from a driver to a wardrobe assistant supervisor, a job he loved that took him all over the world in which he made many friends. some of the last films he worked on were the pirates of the caribbean 1/2and 3. where he spent over a year in the caribbean and got terribly homesick.
on many of the films he worked on he helped organise events(mostly golf competitions) for charity. he was also one of the founder member of the james bond golf society which has raised many thousands of pounds. also while in the caribbean they raised money for computers for the children and for the YMCA and when they heard of his passing they decided to dedecate the computer room to his memory. he truly was a special man, with the biggest heart and i am so so proud of him.

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this is a newspaper article from the nassau guardian in the bahamas
By Staff reporter, Nassau Guardian

"Pirates of the Caribbean III" opened in theaters May 25, two years after Disney filmed portions of sequels II and III on Grand Bahama island. During their stay, the "Cast & Crew Charity Golf Classic" took place and resulted in a good amount of monies generated, which went toward buying items for the Grand Bahama Children's Home and toward the purchase of 10 computers set to go toward the youth of Grand Bahama.

David Croucher was the man who led the event, and he worked in the costume department of Pirates alongside Academy Award winner Penny Rose. David was also a repeat crew member on most of the James Bond films and became known for organizing special charity events to raise funds for whichever community they happened to be working in throughout the world. He usually did this by means of a golf tournament since golf was one of his loves. While he was not able to work on the last James Bond film, Casino Royale, which was being filmed in Nassau at the same time that "Pirates of the Caribbean II/III" was being shot on Grand Bahama, he still ran the event he is now famous for. Many came together on one of the coldest days of that year to sponsor, play and enjoy a day of golf, and an evening of fun.

With great misfortune David Croucher died suddenly in September 2006, less than a year after leaving Grand Bahama. He was a kind, warm, bubbly man and would often hug people and say, "I love ya" quite freely, even with persons he had only met a few times. He had a way of making people feel at ease, and shone with his spirit of giving.

David never got to find out where the computers ended up. They were earmarked for a hurricane ravaged area of Grand Bahama, but no facility was ever in good enough repair for the computers until this year. In January, the Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Eight Mile Rock asked for a few computers for their Christian Education Center. Since this centre is open to the surrounding community, as well as a nearby school, the caretakers of the computers felt this would be a suitable place for them.

Then, on May 14, the remainder of the computers finally found their home at the only YMCA in The Bahamas. A few local crew members and event volunteers came out for the presentation, as well as a visiting crew member from California — Robert George. Seven brand new Dell computers, along with a few printers, were given to the YMCA which will be certain to enhance afterschool programs as well as generate self-sustaining support for the upkeep of the computers by way of a Cyber Café that will be open to the public. Use of the Internet and the computers will be charged at a nominal fee, thus allowing parents to check emails while their children are in Y programs, or offer students research time.

Often gifts come from unsuspecting places, and these computers came from David's generous heart. He gave to others in need. These computers carry a very special meaning and the computer room at the YMCA will be dedicated to David Croucher. Word has come from David's colleagues that the James Bond Golf Society in the United Kingdom has commissioned a silver cup to be made, which will be competed for annually as part of a fun-filled "Dave Croucher Day," the sort of day David would have enjoyed so much.
As David's friend and close colleague Kenny Crouch says, "His laughter and his compassion are sadly missed."

We know his memory and his generosity will live on ...

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WHEN TOMORROW STARTS WITHOUT ME.
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When tomorrow starts without me,
And I'm not there to see;
If the sun should rise and find your eyes
All filled with tears for me;
I wish so much you wouldn't cry
The way you did today,
While thinking of the many things,
We didn't get to say.

I know how much you love me,
As much as I love you,
And each time that you think of me,
I know you'll miss me too;
But when tomorrow starts without me,
Please try to understand,
That an angel came and called my name,
And took me by the hand,
And said my place was ready,
In heaven far above,
And that I'd have to leave behind
All those I dearly love.

But as I turned to walk away,
A tear fell from my eye,
For all my life, I'd always thought,
I didn't want to die.
I had so much to live for,
So much yet to do,
It seemed almost impossible,
That I was leaving you.
I thought of all the yesterdays,
The good ones and the bad,
I thought of all the love we shared,
And all the fun we had.

If I could relive yesterday,
Just even for awhile,
I'd say goodbye and kiss you
And maybe see you smile.
But then I fully realized,
That this could never be,
For emptiness and memories,
Would take the place of me.
And when I thought of worldly things,
I might miss come tomorrow,
I thought of you, and when I did,
My heart was filled with sorrow.

So when tomorrow starts without me,
Don't think we're far apart,
For every time you think of me,
I'm right here, in your heart.

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WHEN TOMORROW STARTS WITHOUT YOU
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We know how much you loved us
As much as we loved you,
And each time that we think of you
We know your missing us too.
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♥«´¨`•°Sweet dreams°•´¨`»♥
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But when tomorrow start's without you
We will try to understand,
That an Angel came & called your name
And took you by the hand.
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♥«´¨`•°Sweet dreams°•´¨`»♥
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She said your place was ready
In Heaven far above,
And that you'd have to leave behind
The ones you dearly loved.
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♥«´¨`•°Sweet dreams°•´¨`»♥
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The moment God took you away
The tear's fell from our eye's,
For all our live's we never thought
That you would have to die.
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♥«´¨`•°Sweet dreams°•´¨`»♥
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You had so much to live for
And so much more to do,
It seemed almost impossible
That you were leaving us too.
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We thought of all our yesterday's
The good time's & the bad,
We thought of all the love we shared
And all the fun we had,
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If we could go back to yesterday
Just even for a while,
We'd hold you tight & kiss you
And see your lovely smile..
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♥«´¨`•°Sweet dreams°•´¨`»♥
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If we could bring you back again
For one more hour or day
We'd express all our unspoken love
We'd have countless things to say
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♥«´¨`•°Sweet dreams°•´¨`»♥
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If we could bring you back again
We'd say we treasure you
And that your presence in our lives
Ment more than we ever knew
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♥«´¨`•°Sweet dreams°•´¨`»♥
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If we could bring you back again
To tell you that we should
You'd know how much we miss you now
And if we could we would.