My dad enjoyed lots of hobbies. He was a keen golfer and often played with his good friend Chris. He loved running and had run the London and Sheffield Marathons on more than 1 occasion. He also enjoyed cycling and he loved meeting his good friend Andy and god daughter Sophia and would come and proudly tell us stories of what Sophia and her younger sister Evania were up to. He had an adventurous steak and other past times over the years included diving, flying a microlight and learning to sail. He was also a real life James Bond often spotted around Loch Allan in his speed boat. Of all his adventurous hobbies probably his number 1 passion was climbing mountains. He has climbed more than I could count and used to take us along as children to see the beautiful sights, though we rarely appreciated it. One of his favourite stories was me asking as a child if this Glen Coe had a roof on it. 

 My most recent favourite memory of my dad is him as a Grandad (Grandan to Conor). He told the most amazing stories and was absolutely adored by his grandchildren Conor, Lars and Úna and was so excited about the arrival of Hugh. He had a brilliant deep soothing singing voice and would often be able to sooth them when nothing else could. Family and friends were so important to my dad and he loved giving us updates about our cousins and talking about things he had learned on his family whatsapp. He was one of the most loving and generous people I know. We will miss him so much and I am so glad I have so many wonderful memories of him. 

We chose St Luke's as a charity as they cared for my mum towards the end of her life. We visited St Luke's as a family every year at Christmas and its a place that has special meaning for us and my dad had continued to support them over the years.