Tributes have been paid to the founder of a Perth charity.
Marette Donaghy died at home at the age of 70. She was a well-known figure in the community, as she dedicated much of her time to setting up and running Headway Perth and Kinross.
Although she was born in Perth, she spent much of her early life in Motherwell, only returning to the city in her teenage years.
Mrs Donaghy met her first husband, Willie Ettles and the couple had three children Susan, John and Denice.
Mr Ettles died in 1979. She met her second husband, Robert Donaghy, several years later.
In 1991, he sustained a severe brain injury after suffering a haemorrhage as a result of a fall.
When Mrs Donaghy found there was a lack of facilities and support for people recovering from brain injuries, she founded Headway.
For almost 23 years, she ran the group voluntarily, developing it into a vital source of help and support to anyone affected by brain injury.
In 2000, Mrs Donaghy was named Achiever of the Year at Headway’s annual awards and in 2009, she was one of just 10 people from across the UK to collect a lifetime achievement award to mark the charity’s 30th anniversary.
Just three years later, she was named a Diamond Champion in a scheme that honours older people who give their time to improve the lives of others around them.
Chief executive of Headway, Peter McCabe, described Mrs Donaghy as an “incredibly generous lady”.
“To do so much for so many for so long shows just what a special person she was,” he said.
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