This has been sad for me. I met Dave right after Star Wars and we’ve been friends ever since. He took me to the Empire set and introduced me to George Lucas who gave him the cold shoulder. On one U.K. trip we went to a children’s event and he was dressed as the Green Cross Man, very impressive - the kids loved him. We’ve spent many good times over the years in the US and U.K. I walked with him to the London medical clinic when he was going to get checked for what turned out to be arthritis that has crippled him over the years since then, and five years ago his memory became a slight problem. I saw him late last year in Texas and still hope to see him again.
Great to hear he’s such a nice fellow!