Victoria radio host ‘Big D’ Dylan Willows succumbs to cancer

Broadcaster Dylan Willows — known affectionately as Big D — died Tuesday due to complications from cancer. He was 45.

“Dylan’s final days were spent as any other, filled with laughter; love; music and the occasional tease,” his family said in a statement Thursday. The generous response was a testament to the impact ­Willows had on the city’s arts and ­culture community, said Stephen Franke and Morgan Brooker, who produced the ­fundraisers.

Though he was born in Yellowknife, N.W.T., Willows always considered Victoria his hometown. Despite opportunities to return to Vancouver, where he began his career in radio and would have a bigger profile and better salary, he remained dedicated to Victoria and its music community.

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