"Undertaking and Overtaking"

The “ Undertaking”  is for the ten years that Dave spent working as an “ Undertaker “  or Funeral Director . Dave followed an uncle into the profession and had wanted  to do so from age 18 – his uncle told him to go away and get life experience first …he did that, then entered the profession and went on to qualify as an Embalmer, Funeral Director and Monumental Mason.

The “ Overtaking “  is for the ten years Dave spent working for varied ambulance services. Dave was a volunteer ambulance officer for many years before entering into that field full time. He took up ambulance work full time after leaving the “ Undertaking “ . He worked in both New Zealand and Australia and ended up as an Advanced Care Paramedic. Dave did side studies in Anaesthesia and Psychology .

Dave has been asked by a publisher to pen a book titled  “ Undertaking and Overtaking “   to speak of his many years involved in Ambulance Work and Funeral Directing.