Obituaries

Eugeniu Iordachescu, a Romanian civil engineer who devised an ingenious way to save 12 churches and many other historic buildings from being destroyed by the country’s former Communist dictator, has died at the age of 89.

Tom Leonard, writer. Born: 22 August, 1944. Died: 21 December, 2018 aged 74

Frederick “Freddie” Glidden, Scottish Cup-winning Hearts captain. Born: 7 September, 1927 in Bonkle, Lanarkshire. Died: 1 January, 2019 in West Lothian, aged 91.

Jose Ramon Fernandez, Cuban general. Born: November 4, 1923 in Santiago de Cuba. Died: 6 January, 2019, aged 95.

Harold Brown, former US defence secretary. Born: 19 September, 1927 in New York City, United States. Died: 4 January, 2019 in Rancho, California aged 91.

Dean Ford, singer, songwriter and guitarist. Born 5 September 1946, in Airdrie. Died of complications from Parkinson’s disease 31 December 2018, in Los Angeles, aged 72.

Sheena Hilleary, who died on 13 December at the age of 90, was a double Olympic skier (as Sheena Mackintosh) competing in the 1948 and 1952 winter Olympic Games, and was also British Ladies Ski Champion in 1951. She became the great matriarch of the extended Douglas-Hamilton and Mackintosh families.

Obituary: Elaine McDonald, Scotland’s ‘first ballerina’

Obituary: Frank Bechhofer, eminent sociologist and champion of Scottish folk scene

Paddy Ashdown, former leader of the Liberal Democrats. Born: 27 February 1941, New Delhi, India. Died: 22 December, 2018, aged 77.

Professor Roger James Mercer, archaeologist. Born: 12 September 1944 in Hertfordshire. Died: 3 December 2018 in Edinburgh, aged 74.

Michael Warner Hart MBE, jazz musician and founder of the Edinburgh International Jazz & Blues Festival. Born: 23 March, 1934, Inverness. Died: 11 December, 2018, aged 84.

John Willie Campbell, former President of the Camanachd Association, science teacher, broadcaster and Gàidheal. Born: 26 May 1934 in Edinbane, Skye. Died: 15 December 2018 in Inverness, aged 84.

Neil Stevenson, businessman and sportsman. Born: 11 November, 1945 in Carlisle. Died: 12 November, 2018 in , aged 73.

Nancy Wilson, singer. Born: 20 February, 1937 in Chillicothe, Ohio. Died: 13 December, 2018, in Pioneertown, California, aged 81

Famous faces from the worlds of sport, entertainment, politics and business in the Capital joined other friends and former colleagues to say a final farewell to legendary Evening News columnist John Gibson.

Ian Anderson, accordionist and music tutor. Born: 9 February, 1939 in Birnam. Died: 27 November, 2018 in Perth, aged 79.

Michael John Mannings RIBA ARIAS, architect and civil servant. Born 21 July, 1928 in Kent. Died 17 October, 2018 in Edinburgh, aged 90.

Pete Shelley, singer, songwriter and guitarist. Born: 17 April, 1955 in Leigh, Lancashire. Died: 6 December, 2018, in Tallinn, Estonia, aged 63.