My friend Stewart Leask was a die-hard Thistle fan and regular attender at Firhill . He lived in Milgavie, but he and his wife Linda had a wee cottage on the Isle of Arran which she had inherited.
On Sunday 3rd February Stewart and his dog Corrie left this cottage to walk to the Glenashadale Falls. He never came home.
A huge search was organised, involving the police, the army, the coastguard helicopter, the local Mountain Rescue Team and scores of volunteers from all over Arran
On Wednesday Corrie was found near the carpark for the Falls.
On Friday Stewart's body was found in the sea off the Ayrshire Coast.
As you can imagine, this long period of uncertainty put an intolerable amount of stress and strain on his wife and family.
A huge blow to his family and friends, and another sad loss to the Thistle family, his cheery, smiling face will be sorely missed.
We will be putting up a tile to his memory in the Jackie Husband stand.