Tributes have been paid to the chairman of the Forfar branch of Royal British Legion Scotland who has died following an accident involving a bus.
Mick McKeown, 78, was struck by the vehicle on Don Street on Friday at around 11.10am.
He was taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee for treatment but died as a result of the injuries sustained.
A well-known fundraiser who has been involved with the Forfar branch of the Legion for decades, Mr McKeown also represented Angus and Perthshire on Legion Scotland’s national board of trustees.
Born in Glasgow, he joined the British Army at the age of 15 and served for 40 years obtaining the rank of regimental sergeant major warrant officer class one in the Royal Artillery.
He served in Northern Ireland and the later part of his service was spent as a careers adviser in the recruitment office on Barrack Street in Dundee.
After his army career ended he worked as a manager in charge ofporters at hospitals in Dundee and he was also self-employed doing work on dry stone dykes.
He started his involvement with the British Legion in Forfar while he was still serving in the army, taking on the role of chairman.
He was also heavily involved inthe inception of the Festival of Remembrance in Dundee.
A keen runner and cyclist, he undertook several ambitious challenges to raise money for Legion funds, including a 400-mile cycle from Edinburgh to Wootton Bassett in Wiltshire, a three-week cycle around the Scottish coast as well as the London Marathon.
National chairman of Royal British Legion Scotland Charlie Brown, who was introduced to the Legion by Mr McKeown, paid tribute to his friend’s tremendous work ethic.
He said: “Mick was the epitome of a Legionnaire. He just never stopped. He always had another idea on the back burner.
“He was in the Legion every day without fail. He did everything from put up Christmas decorations to the garden. He ran the bar until last year.
“Everybody around here is in bits at what has happened. He was such acentral part of Legion life for all these years.”
Recently Mr McKeown had been working on a project for a remembrance garden at the Legion on Academy Street.
“Sadly, he didn’t get a chance to see it,” said Mr Brown.“It’s one of the things we’re going to have to make sure we complete now.”
Mr McKeown is survived by his son Douglas.
Police are appealing for witnesses to the accident.Anyone with information who could assist their inquiries into the incident is asked to call 101.