The funeral has been held of Dundee businessman Jim Louden, who died very suddenly from a heart attack.
Mr Louden, who was a part owner of Dundee nightclub Black Orchid (formerly Soul) in St Andrews Street, and who formerly owned Legends (Lennon’s) in Castle Street, was found dead in his car just before Christmas.
He was 58 and had been having treatment for a blood clot, his brother revealed.
Family and friends were shocked with the passing of Mr Louden, who was a director with JAM Promotions, the group behind plans for a huge live music festival at Camperdown Park.
He had revealed to The Courier the previous day that he and fellow director Mike Craig were abandoning plans for the festival after financial backers failed to come up with the money.
The two men had successfully negotiated the plans through the city council’s licensing board and had secured a licence to host the festival in May of this year, but were forced to abandon the plans when their backers pulled out of the deal.
Mr Louden’s brother Andrew said his death had come as a shock to them all, despite his treatment.
“It was really strange,” he said. “He had been having problems with blood clotting but he had treatment and it didn’t seem to be a problem.
“But obviously something happened without any warning.”
Jim Louden was born and brought up in Dundee, attending St Columba’s Primary and St John’s High School.
He served his apprenticeship as a toolmaker at Ferranti’s and worked there until the factory closed down in 1990.
From there he had various business ventures, including MGM’s bar in South Tay Street and, in the mid-1990s, the Royal Hotel in Monifieth.
During the mid-2000s he took over running Lennon’s with Mr Craig, renaming it Legends after John Lennon’s Estate objected to them using the name and threatened legal action.
The two men recently took over at Black Orchid.
Mr Louden is survived by his partner Ann Breen and daughters Carol and Anne.