Derek passed away on Saturday 10th October 2009 in the company of his loving family. A month later, his family visited HP-Leixlip where there was a ceremony as a tree was planted in his memory. Some memories of Derek from his colleagues were gathered into a book and overlaid on top of the great man’s photos and presented to his family. These are below.

When resurrecting the site, I found some videos on the cloud drive that Derek had uploaded but never got around to publishing to his blog. These were of the nephews playing at his birthday party. He was always on about the kids, he was mad about them. Girly Posers: Leap Frog: Night Dance: Birthday Cake: Rock the Boat:

The Meath girls come home victorious. Background Story: John Davis Snr. This part was added on 15th Feb 2024. Derek’s Dad John has been a stalwart of meath hurling down through the years. The album above is referred to in a 2024 article in the Meath Chronicle which tells the tale and honours John for his contributions. The article text is reproduced below in case it ever disappears from the internet.

Some photos taken by Derek in a Church

Derek is always best known for his amazing images of foxes. These are just a few.

Nothing as noble as a horse in the right light.

Some other pictures found on the salvaged website drive!

Some artwork by Derek in Pencil and Charcoal

Derek would often sketch on post-its and other stuff - here are a few.

Some pictures Derek took of rocks he found interesting.