David John Jesson

A donation has been made to St Joseph's Hospice of London.

Dave's wonderful wit, gravelly voice and gentle demeanour are what I'll always remember most. He was deeply devoted to your family, loved fiercely and leaves behind a lifetime of cherished memories that will continue to bring you comfort. It truly was an honour to know him. Sending my love and heartfelt condolences to his entire family.

I remember, during a power outage, my in-laws [80+ years] insisted on getting groceries at Foodland, as they did every Saturday. Dave and Chris walked around with them with flashlights, pencil and paper as they shopped. Chris, you and Dave have left a lasting impression of kindness in everything you do.

My sincere condolences, I have fond memories of getting together’s at nana and papa’s with everyone. Dave’s voice carries in those memories… Dee

David we shared alot of laughs sitting in your garage. I will miss that. Even my dog Milo got excited when your garage door was open.

My condolences go out to Chris and Trevor and to the Jesson and Zabder families. Dave was really one of the good ones. Most people don't know of Dave and Chris's generosity to the Erin and Hillsburgh communities when they owned Foodland in Erin. That is how they wanted it. Many years ago the Erin Optimist Club started a blood donor clinic when one of our members was ill. Before the first clinic i was in Foodland and Dave saw me with a cart full of coffee, cookies and juice for our donors. Dave said it looks like you are going to have a party. When i told him what everything was for. Dave said well i want to help out. I thanked him and told him we would accept his generous offer at the next one. He paid for everything for a few years and when the club was flushed money i asked Dave if we could go back to paying for things. He said only if we could do it at his cost. We agreed and for many years we did a lot of business with him for the clinic and for our food tent. Since Chris and Dave moved to London i have really missed our chats when i would run into him while he was out walking Bogey. Good bye Dave. Thank you for your friendship and your generosity.

My heart goes out to you and family and know what it is like to lose a spouse, your cousin, it will not be an easy road with up and down roller coaster, but you have a fantastic family that will be there for you. Love Sue ❤️😘