Stuart MacNeill and the people of Islay
Stuart MacNeill and the people of Islay I received the very sad news that an ex-colleague Stuart MacNeill had been killed while on holiday in Spain in the middle of September 19 and yesterday Saturday the 5th of October I travelled to Isle of Islay with my friend and ex work colleague to attend his funeral, both of us now retired. Stuart worked in the office through the day.We both had our own distinct work to do but it was after hours where we both worked together on standby duties to keep the lights and the power on in Lanarkshire and occasionally elsewhere. Every now and then while we worked together Stuart would say "you need to visit Islay". Sadly I never did. Islay is located on the west coast of Scotland and part of the Inner Hebrides, this is the large island group off the west coast beyond the Mull of Kintyre. We set off at three a.m. to catch the seven a.m. Calmac ferry from Kennacraig on the Mull of Kintyre to Port Ellen on the isle of Islay. Travell
