A HELENSBURGH funeral director has been congratulated in the Scottish Parliament following his election to lead a professional trade body.
As previously reported in the Advertiser, Jim Auld of James Auld Funeral Service was elected last month as president of the Society of Allied and Independend Funeral Directors (SAIF).
A motion laid down at Holyrood by the town's MSP, Jackie Baillie, states that the Parliament "congratulates James Auld on his election as president of the Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF), representing over 900 independent UK funeral businesses; recognises his 27 years of outstanding and compassionate service to his community in Helensburgh and Lomond; appreciates that Breast Cancer Care is his choice of organisation to sponsor as the president’s charity during his term of office, and wishes him all the best in his new role".
Mr Auld, who lives in Kilcreggan, told the Advertiser last month of his plans to champion the rewarding nature of the work of independent funeral directors across the UK.
Ms Baillie's motion has been supported by four other MSPs – Richard Lyle, Miles Briggs, Bill Kidd and Gil Paterson.
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