We met as work colleagues in the Tourist Office and soon became friends sharing much together outside work! A true fried to all who were lucky enough to have known her.

I first met Di and her family when our daughters became friends at the village school in Langton in the late 60’s. Some years later when we both found ourselves living alone she came to live in Acton where I was living and we gradually became close friends. We walked the cliffs together regularly talking non stop so I invariably arrived home exhausted, there were a lot of laughs too and neither of us were averse to a fit of the giggles. She looked after my cats when I went away and tolerated my unruly bull terrier. Di was such good company and a good listener too with a wonderfully common sense approach to one’s problems, imagined or otherwise.
When I moved to Somerset we kept in touch and regularly met half way in Shaftesbury for a good many years falling back easily into a warm friendship. Only when illness struck us both did we lose touch, unintentionally on my side and I’m sure on hers too, one always imagines there is more time… but there wasn’t enough.

Di Saville, dear friend and neighbour to the Clarke family.
“What a cool lady and what a beautiful life.” (Harriet Clarke)

Diana has been for 34 years since my mother and I met her in Swanage a close and dear friend.
We also spent lovely times together mainly there or in Paris when she came for a visit.
Always cheerful, enjoying the smallest things life offers, she was such a kind, generous and caring person.
She was also a lovely teacher of English !
She is greatly missed.
May she rest in Peace.

Fond memories of Di calling in the book shop to chat. She was always full of life with interesting tales to tell. Rest in peace.