A former DJ and member of Arbroath RNLI has died at the age of 51.
Ray Barton passed away on Sunday at Linlathen House, Dundee, having suffered from kidney and liver failure.
His former wife Gillian, 46, said the news was yet to sink in with her and their two sons Callum, 13, and Ross, 10, but it was not unexpected.
She said: “He had been ill for a long time. He’d spent most of last year in hospital and it eventually just got too much for him.”
Gillian, from Arbroath, met Ray when she was just 16 and romance quickly blossomed.
At the time he was working as a DJ at the old Coconut Grove on West Marketgait in Dundee.
Ray then went on to DJ at former clubs Buddies on Broughty Ferry esplanade, De Vito’s at Westport, Arbroath, and the Fountain on Brown Street, Dundee.
Gillian said: “Most people will know Ray as a DJ and that’s how I will try to remember him. That was when he was most happy.”
Ray was also heavily involved with the RNLI, acting as press officer for the Arbroath base.
His funeral takes place at Dundee Crematorium today at 10.15am. Donations will be accepted on behalf of the RNLI.
Arbroath RNLI said, “We are saddened to hear the news that our former colleague, Ray Barton, has passed away. Our deepest condolences go out to Ray’s family and friends at this difficult time.”