Dave (David) O'Donnell

So sorry to hear of Dave's passing. He was a kind soul, a loved family man, who doted on his grandchildren. Sincere condolences to his Wife and Family. R.I.P Dave

My sincerest sympathy to Linda, Emma, Stephen and family.

Dave will be deeply missed. Xx

My sincere condolences to all Daves' family and friends at this very sad time. He was a lovely kind person. And I had pleasure to work with him , May he rest in peace.

In loving memory of David O’Donnell.
It is with deep sorrow and sadness that I reflect on his passing.
As the eldest sibling of three, I write on behalf of Sean O’Donnell and Lauren O’Donnell.
Thank you for the memories. You are deeply missed and forever loved by your family. May you rest in peace.

Our deepest sympathies to all of Dave's family, especially Garrett,Vanessa, Sam and Adam.Rest in Peace.

Deepest condolences to all of davids family ,He was a true gentleman and a very wise man great chats with him over the year's on johns ward he definitely educated us all r.i.p buddy xx

Pat, Alan, Garrett and Families, Also Linda and Family and extended Family, I'm so very sorry to hear this very sad news of the passing of your beloved David, My deepest sympathy to you all, I will keep you in my thoughts and prayers, Rest in peace dear David.

To Dave:

I really hope that, despite your illness, you never lost that fantastic sense of humour .... and I really hope that you got to see our beloved Reds lift their 20th League title. We're back on our perch!

Thanks for enriching my younger years - and for the countless sore-jaw laughs that you brought my way. I will remember you with great fondness ... and I hope that those who love you most, can take some comfort in knowing what a blessing you were to so many people.

Say "Hello" to Bill & Bob for me if you happen across them in the "Boot Room" in the sky!

May those you've left behind Never Walk Alone.

If I may, I'd love to take this opportunity to recall one of my fondest memories of Dave ... and anyone who's familiar with the "Man At The Window" scene from "Only Fools & Horses" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-9bc_EA_MI) will soon understand why I always think of Dave whenever I come across this video clip ....

Basically, I was working alone in a ground floor lab in Yamanouchi late one evening - and it was a particularly brutal Winter's evening ... heavy rain; the odd crack of thunder & lightning and that skin-piercing sideways rain ... it was certainly an evening that you didn't mind being stuck indoors.

I was working away at a bench near the windows which looked out towards the tennis court and I suddenly got that 6th-sense feeling that I was being watched ... and when I looked up, my heart froze instantly as I was confronted by Dave's torch-lit face pressed up against the window; his mouth agape and his glasses reflecting back the internal labortaory lights, giving the illusion that his eyes were on fire! Well, I almost dropped the large (bloody heavy!) glass desiccator that I was yet to set-down ... and although I realised within seconds that it was just Dave doing his rounds, I wasn't right for a solid hour afterwards!!

He told me that he had stood there for a solid four or five minutes waiting for me to look up and that he was just about to start tapping on the glass when I finally did.

I'm deeply saddened - and somewhat shocked - to hear of Dave's passing .... the world has lost a real treasure of a man!
It's almost 4 years since I was last talking to Dave, who was genuinely one of the nicest guys I've had the pleasure of meeting - and I deeply regret not making a greater effort to keep in touch with him.

I first met Dave when I started working in Yamanouchi back in 1997 and he was one of the main reasons as to why I enjoyed working there as much as I did. A brief, but warm wave from him on the way through the gates in the morning - and maybe a passing comment about how Liverpool got on that weekend - and you felt like you were set-up for a good day .... and then, if the opportunity arose, some witty, laughter-filled chat on the way out the gates that evening. If somebody wasn't already bending his ear across the hatch, then I'd often pull in the car and bask in his company for as long as I could get away with.

One thing that surfaced again and again during our chats - other than our mutual love of Liverpool Football Club - was an obvious devotion to his family, whom he always spoke about with such great affection and pride ... and he was clearly a wordly-wise man who was always more than happy to impart priceless nuggets of advice if he felt it was needed. But he was never a preacher - and always respectful of other people's opinions.

Condolences to David's family and to pat and Maureen rest in peace David.

Sending our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Dave. May he rest in perfect peace. The Curran family X

We send our deepest sympathy to Linda, Emma, Stephen and family on the sad passing of Dave. He was a true gentleman and friend.
May he rest in peace

Linda and family, Pat Alan and Garrett and extended family so very sorry to hear about David. I will keep you all in my prayers. RIP David. Colette X

Very sad to hear this... RIP Dave

Remembered with affection...My condolences to his wife and family at this sad time.
Rest in Peace.

Although i havent seen Dave for some time ,i fondly remember him as a lovely lad ,great character, with a great sense of humour . He was very family orientated, blessed with a lovely wife Linda ,who was always by his side ,and like the children he adored as he always spoke so fondly about them all . He bore his illnesses with great dignity ,a real hero ,and now has gone on to join his beloved Mam and Gran .Rest in peace now Dave ,you deserve all your heavenly rewards . Sincere sympathies to all of the family .

So sorry to hear of Dave's passing he was a gentleman sincere condolences to his family at this heartbreaking time 💔

Heartfelt condolences to Linda,Emma,Stephen and all of Daves extended family on his sad and untimely passing.
I have so many fond memories of our time working together. A gentleman with a wonderful sense of humour.
Rest in Peace my friend

My sincere condolences to all Daves' family and friends at this very sad time. He was a lovely kind person. May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to all of Dave's family at this sad time. Rest in peace Dave.

So sorry to hear of the passing of Dave, may he rest in peace. My sincere condolences to his family.

On behalf of all in our club, we extend
our condolences to Garrett,Vanessa,Sam and Adam on the passing of Garrett’s brother Dave.

May Dave be at peace now.

Paul C.

Condolences to Davids family and to Alan and Gareth

So sorry for the passing of ur husband David thinking of u all and Linda Emma and Sean 🙏🕯🙏

My deepest condolences to Emma on the loss of your dad. Dave was a gentleman.
May he rest in peace 🕊️

So sorry to hear of the passing of Dave may he rest in eternal peace R.I.P Condolences to all his family and friends ❤️

Sorry for your lost thinking of you all at this sad time Dave was a lovely man ❤️

Very sorry to hear the sad news of David's passing, may he rest in peace. Condolences to his wife, children, family, brothers and extended famly.

So sorry to hear of Davids passing. May he RIP. Condolences to Linda, Emma, Stephen, Pat, Alan, Gareth and all his family at this sad time.

Deepest condolences to the family on the passing of Dave. May he rest in peace.

Very Sad to hear about Dave deepest condolences to his family relatives and friends great memories from school and the CB days RIP good buddy!!