The family of Brian Strachan say they have been overwhelmed by the hundreds of cards and messages of sympathy received following the sudden death last week of the well-known sheepdog breeder from Roy Bridge, writes Mark Entwistle.
Mr Strachan, who was 73 and had a heart condition, was with his son and a couple of good friends ‘gathering in’ on a local hillside when he died suddenly on Monday September 17.
Mr Strachan’s faithful collie, Sam, was still by his master’s side when the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team arrived on the scene.