Don Woodland is a heartbroken man with a heartbreaking duty to perform – to help Stuart Diver bury his second wife – a man he considers ‘closer than a brother’. The retired Salvation Army chaplain forged an unbreakable bond with Stuart and his family in the days after his entrapment and rescue from under the Thredbo rubble, he told Daily Mail Australia that his good mate 'has a big hill to climb'. 'I have talked to him a few times on the phone (since Rosanna's death), he has another big hill to climb but Stuart is Stuart, he lives from one day to the next, that's just him and that's he copes with that,' Mr Woodland said.Close friend and chaplain Don Woodland presided over first wife's Sally's funeral and will do the same for RosannaThe Salvation Army officer says Stuart and his four-year-old daughter are in good hands with his extended family by their side as they mournStuart's family has issued a short statement: 'Stuart Diver and his extended family have requested privacy and respect for their loss at this time'Rosanna's funeral will be held on Friday in Thredbo
'I didn’t get to talk much to _ herself, I kept more in contact with Stuart right through the whole process,' he added.