Carnoustie man Alexander Duncan Den McKay has died after a brave fight against cancer. He was 89.
Known as Sandy, he was born in Aberdeen and contributed to engineering, academia and local government as well as golf, hillwalking, music and the church.
As a boy Mr McKay was a sportsman, musician and scholar at Morgan Academy in Dundee before graduating with honours in science and engineering from St Andrews University.
Commissioned into the REME in 1942, he served with the 79th Armoured Division in Europe from D-Day until 1947 and, in later life, enjoyed recounting his experiences.
He joined the British Celanese textile company, Derby, in 1947 and completed post-graduate studies with Imperial College, London.
Mr McKay was made a member of the Institutes of Mechanical, Electrical and Chemical Engineers and, in 1953, returned to Dundee with his wife Pearl and their three children to work for Jute Industries Ltd.
He was appointed to the boards of Polytape, Synthetic Fabrics Scotland and Bonar Textiles and was often an expert witness in court cases involving patent challenges.
He was also a councillor for Monikie and Newbigging until he retired in protest at the reorganisation of local government in 1975.
Mr McKay loved music and was a violinist, tenor, honorary vice-president of the Dundee Choral Union and ex-president of the Glamis Castle Musical Society.
His association with the Dundee College of Technology now Abertay University began with his father, also Alexander D. D. McKay, who was head of mathematics and physics from 1930 to 1961.
Mr McKay was a governor from 1968 to 1989 and was never happier than when presenting the mathematics prize in honour of his father.
A keen golfer, with seven holes-in-one and a 16-handicap, he was a long-standing member of Panmure, Barry.
Mr McKay is survived by his children Colin, Ewan and Sheena, eight grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.