I only met Colin face to face for the first time in May this year (we had spoken on the phone previously)  on a visit to the Perth office. He came to introduce himself with his well-known smile and welcoming words, a true gentleman.    I offer my sincere condolences to all of Colin’s family and hope that all the happy memories that you shared together get you through this very difficult time. Rest in peace Colin. …

I could not have asked for a more genuine, supportive or gentlemanly fellow Partner, colleague and friend.  Colin was a great person with whom to discuss many matters, not just professional and always had an extremely sensible and practical approach.  He will be a huge loss to the Firm and leaves behind a massive hole.  It is still very hard to believe that when I trot upstairs in the Perth office that he won’t be sitting there at his desk.    You are all very much in my thoughts.    With much love, Emma. …

I have been very fortunate to have worked with Colin, although it was a relatively short period of time, it was a time I enjoyed, and learned a huge amount from him.  Working with Colin was always a pleasure, and often I would look forward to site visits and inspections, as they never had a dull moment.  Colin would often share a story of pervious work in the area, or a tale of his rugby and cycling passions.   Colin was the ultimate professional, he was very diligent in his work and a fantastic role model for myself and fellow colleagues who had the privilege of working closely with him.  Colin always found time to talk and discuss all manner of work, and his sense of humour was second to none.    Colin will be sorely missed by us all in Perth and we were all so lucky to be his colleagues and friends.  My thoughts now go Kathleen, Cameron, Kirsten, his wider family and friends. …

Whilst the shock may dissipate, the loss may never!  I had the very good fortune to work alongside Colin for 18 years and feel enormously grateful to Coln for giving me the opportunity to forge a wonderful career as a Professional.  I couldn’t have learnt from a better or more accomplished mentor.  Colin’s clear and concise manner make it easy to learn from him and his ability to handle client meetings and difficult sitatuions were masterful.  He was quite simply, the ultimate professional.  The long list of tributes that I have passed to you from clients and co-professionals are testiment to this. Colin had an extremely warm and welcoming character who always put people at ease.  The working relationship quickly became a fond friendship.  With so many common interests between us there were moments to celebrate and moments to commiserate.  As avid Scottish rugby fans it was often comiserating leading to long rants about poor game management, lack of leadshership or indifferent skill levels of the Scottish team – we were excellent armchair experts! We were lucky enough to participate in the odd challenge together over the years, however one of my fondest was the Colva Half Marathon.  As …

As one of the members of the Perth Rural team I was lucky enough to benefit from the wisdom, humour and kindness Colin shared to others on a daily basis. I found one of the remarkable things about Colin was regardless of the workload or stress he was under, often shown by the endless ringing of his telephone, Colin would flash a grin and take the time to discuss whatever menial work issue was bothering me as a graduate. What was clear is that Colin took great responsibility in sharing his wealth of knowledge with others; he was the one to offer me a role at Galbraith and I took great comfort in having an individual of his standing available to guide and support me in all aspects of my career.  During our car journeys Colin and I would dissect the many woes of both Scottish Rugby and Scottish Politics; I have fond memories of him rather politically inquiring ‘if I was one of those nationalists’ after I completed a rant about the UK government, I think he took comfort in my answer! Colin invited me to join him on a valuation in the Scottish Borders, near the village …

Colin had interviewed me twice prior to me starting at Galbraith as a graduate. He was the one who gave me the call to offer me one of the graduate positions in the Perth office and for that I am truly grateful. From day one, Colin was extremely welcoming and was always willing to help out, no matter how daft I thought the question might have been. Colin would give constructive feedback on any work that I provided to him. It was his attention to detail and desire to provide the highest quality of work and service to his clients which was hugely admirable. It was clear that Colin not only took pride in his own work but also in helping others.  Despite Colin taking his work very seriously, he always made time to have some fun along the way which often ended up with many of us laughing either with him or at him. I remember Colin asked me to help him work the online flight radar so he could track his friends and family then they were travelling from Australia to Scotland. What started as a relatively short exercise ended up being a good half an hour tracking …

My deepest condolences for Colins friends and family. I have worked with Colin for my whole career at Galbraith, and he has been an absolute pillar of knowledge, humour, and confidence in that time. I would always trun to Colin for the steady and clever answer to whatever issue I was facing. Colin was extremely generous with his time, and the number of graduates, and beyond, that he has coached over his career will be uncanny, a truly brilliant mentor.  I will miss our car journeys, where despite the high tech sat nav, Colin would insist on opening a paper map accross the dashboard (peppered with pencil notes of each farm he has visited for work – which on the Angus map was most!). We would spend the time chatting about the farms we were passing, with the conversation always returing to how good this or that road would be to cycle, as we compared notes of cycling trips we had planned.  I feel very fortunate to have worked with Colin, and find myself most days finishing whatever I am working on, and then checking to see if it would pass Colin’s eagle eyed checks.  We in Perth are …

I joined Galbraith’s Perth Office where Colin was based in 2010 and whilst we never worked together directly our paths regularly crossed and for a short time I had the pleasure of sharing his office. Colin was an absolute gentleman in all senses of the word, always positive, full of enthusiasm and always willing to help others where he could. My deep and sincere condolences go out to Colin’s family and friends and whilst the world is just that little less bright for his passing I will always remember him fondly and positively as he would have wished. …

Colin and I joined Galbraith within a year of each other.  We first met when I visited the Alyth office to hand over some papers.  Colin and I spent a good half hour chatting; he put aside his work and made time for me, asking about my job within the firm, my work, where I lived etc.  And that was Colin.  He found time for people no matter who they were, the busyness of his schedule or, as I witness with much hilarity on one occasion, the total irrelivance of a housekeepers woes of which Colin subsequently commented that ‘it was a shame he would never get that hour back again’! A man of complete integrity, total professionalism and deep knowledge, we regularly delighted in his dry humor and sense of fun.  It is very hard to convey the sense of loss that our team in Perth feel as a result of Colin’s passing, but equally it is difficult to express the gratitute we feel for having worked alongside him and being able to call him our friend.  He is and will continue to be sorely missed by us all. Wishing Colin’s family all the very best. Lucie   …

Colin’s passing came as an enormous shock to us all at Galbraith, especially those of us who worked closely with him.  He was a man of fairness, integrity and with the ability to bring common sense and clear thought to any problem thrown at him.  He was a great mentor for the younger generation as they made their way in their professional careers…..and indeed for us older troops as well.  In short, Colin was a true professional and will be hugely missed in the firm. Our thoughts and prayers are with you in the days ahead as you try to make sense of this…..but I have no doubt that the dreadful pain of recent events will fade eventually and happier memories of a strong family man will return for you all – i sincerely hope that will be soon.  May God bless you and keep you. …