The chairman of St Johnstone FC has paid tribute to a Perthshire man after it was confirmed he and his wife were killed in the terror shootings in Tunisia.
Bankfoot couple Billy and Lisa Graham had not been heard of since Friday’s atrocity, sparking a desperate appeal for information from their family back home in Scotland.
Tragically, it has today been confirmed that they died.
Billy worked on the turnstiles at McDiarmid Park, and Saints chairman Steve Brown said: “This is terrible news and our thoughts go out to the whole family at this time. Billy was part of the St Johnstone family and a great ambassador for the club who always did his job with a smile on his face.
“The thoughts of everyone at the club are with the couple’s daughter Holly and the rest of the family at this very sad time.”
A club spokesman added: “Everyone at McDiarmid Park is shocked and saddened to learn that one of our match day turnstile operators Billy Graham has now been confirmed as one of those killed in the Tunisian beach shooting on Friday along with his wife Lisa.”
The Grahams were among the 38 people killed when Seifeddine Rezgui opened fire on a beach in Sousse.
The couple had been at the resort celebrating Lisa’s 50th birthday.
Mr Graham’s brother Lindsay confirmed the pair had died but said the family were “too distressed” to pay a full tribute at this stage.
Billy spent 22 years in the army and completed tours in Northern Ireland, Kuwait and Iraq.
Lindsay said his family had been “going through torture”.
“It’s even worse because we’ve only just lost our mum on May 3,” he said.