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Article: Talented mechanic loved to go sailing
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- Citizen Gloucestershire, The
- Article date:
- January 8, 2008
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Friends of Dave Minchin have paid tribute to a skilled and
talented man who will be "greatly missed."
The proud Gloucester resident passed away on December 10 in his
Kingsholme home, aged 54.
Dave was renowned for his skills as a mechanic - with friends
commenting he could "turn his hand to anything".
"People would often seek his help to fix a broken engine or part.
There were plenty of occasions when most people had given up on
something, but not Dave - he would keep with it until he fix it,"
said friend Chris Witts.
"He was quite well known in the area and was always keen to help
people out with a mechanical problem."
However, Dave's main passion in life was his love of sailing - ...