{"id":512959,"date":"2025-10-19T22:55:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T22:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/512959\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T22:55:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T22:55:12","slug":"tributes-to-nhs-worker-who-died-after-great-scottish-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/512959\/","title":{"rendered":"Tributes to NHS worker who died after Great Scottish Run"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  His passing was announced by an undertaker in his home town of Buckie, Moray.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A post on the Joe Dawson\u2019s Funeral Home page said: \u201cWith broken hearts, we announce the passing of Callan, in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldscotland.com\/local-news\/glasgow-news\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glasgow<\/a>, on Sunday, October 5, 2025, aged 29 years.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <strong>Read More:<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cBeloved fianc\u00e9 of Megan, cherished son of Malcolm and Lorraine Thain, much loved brother of Evan and a loving grandson, nephew, cousin and friend.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cA celebration of Callan\u2019s life will be held at the Fishermen\u2019s Hall, Buckie, on Wednesday, October 22, at 1pm, thereafter to Buckie West Cemetery, to which all are welcome.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cFamily flowers only please, donations if so desired, may be given in lieu, in aid of CRY and Feeling Blue.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cPlease wear a splash of red in loving memory of Callan.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cHe will be forever in our hearts.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Friends paid tribute to Mr Thain on the post, describing him as &#8220;happy and genuine&#8221;.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Richard Charlwood wrote: \u201cJust under ten years ago I was fortunate enough to be introduced to a young man named Callan Thain and tasked with marking his Specialist Portfolio in Biomedical Science.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cI was always impressed by his strong work ethic and during my time marking it I could tell he was going to go far, definitely a future Senior Chief in the making I thought.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  &#8220;Sadly, Callan passed away last week after taking part in the Great Scottish Run and this tragic event has affected us all deeply.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cCallan was always a happy, genuine young man who always had time for people.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cHe would never dismiss you if you needed help.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cHe was liked by everyone.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cHis passing is a tragedy.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cThe world would certainly be a better place if there had been more people like him in it.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cI\u2019ll see you again one day my friend, so sorry that you were taken from us too soon.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  A statement from NHS Ayrshire &amp; Arran said: \u201cWe were saddened to hear of the untimely passing of our colleague Callan Thain. We send our deepest condolences to Callan\u2019s family at this time.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cCallan was an outstanding young man and an outstanding scientist. He was a valued and highly regarded colleague and will be sorely missed by so many colleagues across NHS Ayrshire &amp; Arran.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"His passing was announced by an undertaker in his home town of Buckie, Moray. 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