The passing of such a dear colleague will be a matter of great sadness to all those who knew Alan. With deepest sympathy. …

Alan, Thank you for everything, my days were a little brighter whenever you were around. I hope you know just how truly amazing you were and how grateful I am to have met you.  Always a pleasure my friend. Rest well   To Keith and Alans family and Friends, I’m so sorry for your loss, my thoughts are with you all….

It was a privilege to know Alan, he was a consummate HR professional and more importantly a caring person who truly reflected our values of ‘kindness in care’. Alan will be missed by everyone at the HC-One family.  …

My DJ Alan, you lit up every room you walked into and were always the one keeping the party going. I’ll never forget the times we had together and appreciate all of the support you gave me over the years. My heart goes out to your family during this sad time and for every day they have to spend without your bright smile and outlook on life. Will miss you x…

Heartfelt sympathy for your loss. Alan to me was so kind, caring, and thoughtful. A lovely, fun loving person to be around….

To Keith and all the family   Thinking of you all at this very sad and difficult time, you are all in my thoughts and prayers. Alan will be deeply missed by us at HC-One what an amazing guy he was, always happy, laughing and having a joke whenever I bumped into him at Darlington Support Office. I will miss our little chats about his holidays, his baking skills, his running and of course talking about his lovely cockapoo Bailey, my cockapoo having the same name.  RIP my friend xxx…

It was an honour and a pleasure to know you Alan.  Thank you for your kindness, for the laughs and for your support, for which I will always be grateful.  Rest Well.  xx…

You helped me so much through my transition from Deputy Home Manager to Home Manager. Lovely man and easy to speak too.   Sending deepest condolences to family and friends from everyone at Castle Gardens….

I’m absolutely devastated about Alan’s unexpected passing. I was in Southgate House yesterday and it was almost incomprehensible that I won’t see him in there again, or hear his laugh. One of the nicest people to have ever worked in the Support Office, I will treasure the last conversation (and laugh) that I had with him. My thoughts are with his family at this incredibly difficult time and I hope they know that a lot of people in the Darlington office share their grief and shock….

Alan was a wonderful man, full of fun and laughter never failed to put a smile on our faces when he would be working from Greenfield Park Care Home in Glasgow.   I had the pleasure of working closely with Alan when putting together the cornerstone diary for the administrators just shortly after HC-one took over from Southern Cross.   Alan could tell the most wonderful stories that didn’t fail to make you chuckle with laughter, I loved all the stories about the marathon’s he had run and people he had come across when doing so.   Alan was a very generous person, who always contributed to our fund-raising days at Greenfield Park with his donations and purchasing our raffles.   There was always a competition between Alan and Lynne Fraser as to who baked the best cakes for our home baking stalls but Alan won hands down with his “ Lemon Drizzle Cake”   Please let his family know that myself and the staff who had the pleasure to know Alan will miss him more than we can say, and we send all our love xxxxx…

Feel no guilt in laughter, he’d know how much you care Feel no sorrow in a smile that he’s not here to share You cannot grieve forever he wouldn’t want you to He’d hope that you could carry on the way you always do think of him as living in the hearts of those he touched Nothing loved is ever lost and he was loved so much Alan meant the word to many in the HC One family, his laughter, his enthusiasm for HR his willingness to help was always there, a fellow Scot who helped me endlessly and was always so grateful to the support and help I gave him over the years.  A friend, a colleague, a true gem and one who will leave a legacy behind in our workplace. RIP Alan – I will miss you x …

Alan was such a helpful, happy and kind person who I have had the pleasure of working with for many years.  Great work ethics and knowledge, Alan has helped me so much and I can’t quite believe that I can no longer pick up the phone to him.  Sending love to all Alan’s family, friends and acquaintances.  Alan will certainly be missed. xx…

Dear Alan’s family, I only met Alan a few times online for team meetings, but he made a huge impact with everyone he met, and I feel very privileged to have known him even for a short time.  I am so sorry to hear of his passing and send you all my thoughts and wishes at this sad time. …

Alan was a true gentleman who made time for everyone….

Alan was always ready with a wry witticism and joke whenever we were together, none more so than the hilarity in the evenings during the mediation training in Darlington 10 years ago! I have great memories of sitting drinking and laughing til the early hours with him and Lynne, followed by a day’s role-play each day, acting out some of the most outrageous scenarios we could think of! His funny times were balanced though by the consideration and compassion he gave to the challenges of his role, and he could always be relied upon to give sage advice. Alan, you have touched so many people with your thoughtfulness and humour, and are so badly missed. Our group days will never be the same again….