I was lucky to know and admire and work each day with David for a number of years at his home in blakeney. The Old rectory was just bricks, David was my home. He thought me a lot in life, and thankfully I got to speak with him a few weeks prior to his departing.

With the fondest of memories

David you are so sadly missed from Warren Goodwin from Braintree in Essex your Cook and Driver but most of all your friend x

Rest in forever loving peace

I knew David for many years and our paths seperated in recent times. His death has come as a shock as I was hoping to see him on a forthcoming visit to Wells.

David and I went through many adventures including one where his old BOAC pal Ray Flood died whilst preparing a meal and we had to continue the cooking by steppping over his corpse because there were no emergency services within miles and the " show had to go on".

Michael

Just a note to say how much David and his family and the rectory means to my family.

My great Aunt Polly was Companion to his mother and Great Uncle Arthur (Bun) was gardener at the rectory.

My dad Reggie Gooch stll talks about the great times he had There as boy.

With best wishes to all the family

Stuart Gooch and the Gooch family

We only knew David breifly his presence was an inspiration to be happy and cheerful and funny, and I'm so very glad he met my 'Son and Heir' we will never forget his laugh and his dogs Bonzo and Tiny and we loved sleeping in the Green Room. I lived at the old rectory for about a year in 1979 just before i left school and have the most magical memories of his love of life and that house,his geese and turkeys.i will always remember him.

Fondest Love Chris and Alison Brooks and 'heirs' x