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Dave Bewley-Taylor

September 24, 1968 - November 20, 2024

Dave was our dear friend and colleague. He left us much too soon. He was a colossal intellect. He was generous with his time and his guidance. He was a leading light in the global drug policy reform movement and inspired many others through his ideas, his advocacy and his academic enquiry. As a friend, Dave was fiercely loyal - always ready to fight your corner. He had an incredible sense of humour, sharp and witty, alway ready with a smile and a laugh. We will miss his candid joviality, his friendship, his guidance and the beautiful human being that he was. He left us on the 20th of November 2024 after a brave and stoic battle with cancer. He passed peacefully at home with his beloved family. Rest in power Dave

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Marie Nougier 2024-11-28 11:04:12 wrote: Dave was one of the first people I met when I joined IDPC. I was very young and knew absolutely nothing about drug policy. After a crazy CND where I met Dave for the first time (mostly at the VIC bar and OSF receptions!), I then mostly worked with him on key IDPC reports, and on organising many (too many!) events at the UN on indicators - both Dave and I were obsessed with metrics and indicators. I remember being in complete awe of his thoughtful analysis of major drug policy events, although he did drive me absolutely nuts as he pretty much missed every single deadline and tended to write in such a flourished way that I made a habit of counting how many lines long one sentence written by Dave could be (I think I reached 7 at some point)! All this aside, Dave has always been a joy to work with, a walking encyclopaedia on international drug policy, an incredible mentor, a reliable colleague, and of course, a wonderful friend. Working with him on the Global Drug Policy Index has been one of the highlights of my career. The news about his cancer was devastating. But we stayed in touch regularly throughout. A month before his passing, Dave was still contacting me to let me know he'd for sure write not one, but two papers for IDPC very soon! There are no words to convey how much I'm going to miss him. Sending you love and strength dear Cath, Poppy and Fynn

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