1960 - I was Born in 1960 at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness but my Family Lived in Caol , Fort William 60 Miles Away
The Day I was born I had Major Surgery and was not expected to Survive the Night , My Mother got me Christened by the Hospital Chaplain and always said I Just seemed to Improve after being Christened ?
1963 - My Father Died Aged 43 , I was aged 2 , I dont remember Him but am Proud to have the Same Name as Him
1964 - My Widowed Mother Moved to Roybridge with 3 Children ( Alistair & Patricia had left School and Remained in Caol ) not knowing anyone but made very welcome by everyone in the Village , I had the Best Sisters & Brothers anyone could wish for
1967 - Started Work in Roybridge Butcher shop but was really a message Boy on the Van Knocking on Customers Doors
1971 - Introduced to the Sport of Shinty in Primary 7 when Roybridge Pimary School Started a Team in The Lochaber League
1972 - 1976 Worked in Roybridge Village Shop Serving Customers and Stocking the Delivery Van
1976 - Started Playing Shinty Junior Level for Lochaber Camanachd
1978 - 1981 Served my Time as a Refractory Bricklayer at Invergordon Alumunium Smelter , Travelled home by Thumbing a Lift every weekend to Play Shinty ( Badly )
1981 - Played Shinty Reserve Level for Caberfeidh Shinty Club
1982 - Played Football for the Newly Formed Spean Bridge Football Club
1983 - While working on the Railway met my Future wife Dot at a Wedding and proposed within 7 Days
1984 - Moved to Inverness to live with Dot and Played Football for Lotland United in the Inverness Welfare League
1985 - My Mother Died , Devastated me , with no Father Figure in my Life she was a remarkable Woman
1984 - 1997 Had more different Jobs than I can rememnber but Incuding Barman , Photocopier Salesman , Kwik Fit Fitter , Currys , Car Salesman , Fire Brigade Cleaner , Railway , Local Newspapers , Newsagent etc
1986 - 2016 Joined Inverness Shinty Club as a Senior Player / Coach and Filled every Committee Roll with the Club except Treasurer and became President till 2016 when I stood down for Health Reasons
1990 - 2005 ? became MFR Moray Forth Radio's Shinty Commentator on Friday Evenings with Match Previews , Saturday Evenings with Results followed by Assisting Jeff Jones with the Big Quiz and on Sunday Mornings assisting Malcolm Brown with the Golden Oldies Show
1997 - While Working in a Newsagent Seen a Advert looking for People part Time to Earn Money , Save Money or Both ? Paid £200 ( Then ) Immeadiately and Took a Punt which was to Change my Life forever
1998 ? Awarded Inverness District Council Sports Personality Award for Shinty
2000 - 2012- Became a Volunteer Samaritan , Helping People in Distress by Listening to Them
2002 - Matched my Full time Wages working Part Time Hours so became self Employed with Utility Warehouse ( Basically retired aged 42 with Full time Residual income simply by helping People to earn Money , Save Money or Both
2003 ? Became President of the WCA , Women's Camanachd Association for a year but resigned because of Travelling
2013 Awarded WCA Award for Services to Women's Shinty
2022 Already having Gout and Athritis for many years I added a stroke to the List , Could have been more Serious but left me With Taste Bud , Walking & Memory Issues
2023 My Wife Dot & I awarded Supporters of the Year Award by Nairn County Football Club and also got a Signed Cup Winning Top which we Donated to Be Auctioned
2025 became a Volunteer Assistant for Inverness Based Charity P4W
2025 Retuned a Bowel Screening Test which came back showing Traces of Blood , On Further Tests it highlighted a 7.5 Centimetre Growth on My Bowel which meant most of it would need to be Removed due to a Cancerous Growth
Once I got over the Shock of this , Further tests showed it had Spread to my Kidney with again a 7.5 Centimetre Cancerous Growth and it would mean losing a Kidney
9 Hour Double Operation Followed where I was told if I hadnt returned the Bowel test and took the Necessary Action , I would have been Dead in a Year , Still waiting word if Chemotherapy may be required ?
PLEASE RETURN ANY TESTS ASAP
DONT DELAY RETURNING THEM
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