Mr Colin Imrie
Cremation Service
Location
Warriston Crematorium Lorimer Chapel
36 Warriston Road
Edinburgh
EH7 4HW
Date & Time
12:00pm Mon 11th Dec 2017
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Graham wrote
11th Dec 2017
Colin was a valued colleague when we worked together in Scottish Government on the Beauly to Denny replacementoverhead electricity line with the then Minister Jim Mather and his special adviser Stephen Gethins now MP for North East Fife.The replacement line helped make the world a better place.And Colin had kind words for the team afterwards.I enjoyed our lunchtime chats about the state of things.Colin will be missed but not forgotten.
PETER wrote
9th Dec 2017
Dear Vanessa,We have never met but I am an old school and university friend of Colin.Sadly, I never saw Colin after we left Aberdeen University, but he is a person of whom I have strong memories and counted as a friend all these years ago. I am so sad to hear of his passing at an age which is clearly too young.Colin was a great guy, who was extremely popular at school. I don't know of anyone who didn't like "Scaf" and why should they? He was kind, friendly and pleasant with everyone, and really quite cool!.There was no side to Colin. What you saw was what you got.We were both at Dunbar Halls of Residence together at Aberdeen and he was responsible for making me aware of Jethro Tull, the rock band, which has developed into quite an obsession to this day! I can clearly remember sitting in his room with him, listening to "Minstrel in the Gallery", an album he had just bought and enjoying the music together.Colin was a lovely person and it is through the many memories that all his friends have of him at all the different stages of his life that he will continue to live on.I hope it may bring you some comfort to know that he was very well liked by everyone at school and that his many friends will not forget him.I am sorry that I will not be able to attend his funeral on Monday but he will most definitely be in my thoughts.PETER FERGUSON. CLASS OF '75.
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