A doctor who served Scottish blood transfusion services for decades has died aged 58.
Dr Sam Rawlinson recently retired as clinical director East of Scotland Blood Transfusion Centre based in Ninewells Hospital, Dundee.
He was clinical lead for Scottish National Blood Transfusion Services Clinical Transfusion Laboratories based in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness, when diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour in June 2015.
He died peacefully at home in Perthshire on March 13.
Born in Colchester, he was educated at Holmwood House and Felsted School in Essex, and studied at St Andrews where he met Beena Raschkes.
After just one date they became engaged and married as students in 1981, before graduating from Manchester Medical School in 1982.
Initially working in Manchester, Dr Rawlinson moved to Glasgow Royal Infirmary and began his specialisation in haematology and transfusion medicine in 1987.
He joined the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) in 1996 and became clinical director of the East of Scotland Blood Transfusion Centre in 1999.
Latterly he was clinical lead for SNBTS Clinical Transfusion Laboratories.
Dr Rawlinson served 22 years in the Territorial Army RAMC(V) and commanded both Dundee-based 225 General Support Medical Regiment and 205 Scottish Field Hospital.
He was also defence consultant advisor (DCA) for transfusion medicine and UK blood transfusion advisor to Nato for five years (2005-09), and participated in two operational tours and subsequently visited both Iraq and Afghanistan on a number of occasions as DCA Transfusion.
Dr Rawlinson helped design and deliver a transfusion service that provided transfusion support to patients injured in both Afghanistan and Iraq, for both pre-hospital transfusion support and massive transfusion.
His contribution was recognised as healthcare reservist of the year at the Military and Civilian Health Partnership Awards in London in 2008 and then he was honoured with an OBE in 2009.
Known for his sharp wit and sense of humour, Dr Rawlinson and his wife enjoyed helping and assessing groups of young people in Perth and Kinross, doing their Duke of Edinburgh awards.
He was an avid reader, enthusiastic gardener, loved sailing on the Norfolk Broads, canoeing, sea kayaking and walking.
Dr Rawlinson is survived by his wife and sons Benno and Fraser.