Tributes were paid to late MSP Brian Adam in the Scottish Parliament.
The late MSP Brian Adam has been praised by leaders from across the political divide for his contribution to Scottish politics and his bravery in the face of illness.
Mr Adam, who was 64, died at home in Aberdeen last Thursday following a long battle with cancer.
Party leaders and Holyrood’s presiding officer, Tricia Marwick, paid tribute to the SNP member for Aberdeen Donside during a special motion of condolence led by First Minister Alex Salmond.
Mr Adam’s wife Dorothy,children Neil, Jamie, Sarah, David and Alan, and other family members attended ahead of his funeral, to be held in Aberdeen on Friday.
Ms Marwick said: “Like many others in the chamber I treasured Brian Adam both as a friend and as a colleague. Brian was admired across the Parliament because of what lay at his core he was simply a good and decent man.”
