Excerpt from today's Sunday Times (Perth):
Excellence, extremes & defying boundaries were all part of Dave Shaw's make-up. The 50-year-old, who was a training pilot for Cathay Pacific, had made his home in Hong Kong after leaving Perth, where his parents John & Olive and sister Judith live.
A family friend, Hong Kong vicar Michael Vickers, said the other side to Mr Shaw was compassion, wisdom and integrity. He was instrumental in a program to help Cambodian street kids get an education.
"Most of his activities were involved in doing things for other people," Mr Vickers said. "So his diving was something he used to chill out and obviously he enjoyed the challenge."
Don Shirley, who was Mr Shaw's No. 1 diver on the mission, said the recovery of Mr Dreyer's remains was a personal quest that Mr Shaw was determined to fulfill.
"Dave felt it was something he could do for the Dreyers," he said.
He had paid the ultimate price, but Mr Shaw had kept his word.
RIP
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