Dear Darren, you were such a kind, happy go lucky person and you loved your family so much. I remember when we first found out we were working together in the new faculty structure, you told me that if I needed any support to just call you and you would try and help. We knew we were going into unknown territory and we had to support each other. However, I don’t think we quite realised how hard it was going to be 😂 Your calm nature complimented my feisty approach. The only time I ever saw you really cross was with some bozzo in the IT department who wasn’t capable of sorting your laptop and kept palming you off with excuses. I thought you were going to throw the laptop and the phone out the window at one point 😂😂😂 One of the first chats we ever had, you asked me if I had kids. I said I had a son, Finley who was 14 at the time. I told you his dad didn’t really see or bother with him. You couldn’t believe how a father could be so hands off with their child and not want to see them every day no matter what. You talked about your boys and Claire a lot and I always admired what a caring and loving family man you were. That’s quite a rare thing and that’s what makes it so desperately sad and unfair that you were taken away too soon. I am so so sorry that you are not with us. You were a true gentleman and I will miss you very much. Sally x x x