I first met Jim and Dee when Kate was 19. They have always been good friends and warm and welcoming to me and my wife Fiona. Jim was a wonderful man, as husband and father, friend, cyclist and as himself. Warm ,positive, outgoing, thoughtful, full of good humour and wise words, considerate, generous, loyal, very loving and kind. He gave to whoever he met much warmth, and indeed hope that the world could be a good place. All who knew him will miss him but his memory will remain as encouragement to all, as a man who had made the very best of life, and in doing so gave very much to others.