David Orton died yesterday after being diagnosed with inoperable cancer just a few months ago, on the 30th August.
His wife Sue told me the sad news this morning.
David was a strong MBE Campaign supporter and damaged OE patient, and a few weeks ago he gave me his permission to use his story as I see fit.
I will therefore pay tribute to his memory accordingly in the next few days.
For now, I'd like to mention that David referred to Stephen as "Piggy Hannan", as it would make him smile to see it posted here for all to read!