STEVE DAVISON, who passed away last week, was one of the great lay member trade unionists.Steve called me a few weeks ago to say that he had been diagnosed with inoperable cancer. “Hello mate, I am just calling to say I have been unwell and been in hospital. They have diagnosed with terminal cancer — I need you to contact some people for me!”He told me he was looking forward to going to this year’s Durham Miners Gala with his Unite branch. He was both optimistic and realistic about his illness.