Ronnie McIntosh ‘would have been proud’ of tributes

The widow of double amputee Ronnie McIntosh has paid tribute to the “wonderful things” done in his name, a year on from his death.

Kidney transplant recipient Ronnie, who carried the Olympic torch through Dundee in 2012, died suddenly in January last year aged 62.

He has since been remembered in a series of tributes, including the naming of the Caird Park athletics track after him and his name also being given to a National Express bus.

His widow Cecilia said: “There have been so many lovely things it has been a beautiful remembrance year for Ronnie and it has been amazing.

“There are no words to describe all the wonderful things that have been done for him. He’d have been so proud and amazed.”

Around 350 runners turned out for the first Scottish Transplant/Organ Donation Race around Camperdown Park in Ronnie’s memory, including the surgeon who carried out Ronnie’s kidney transplant.

Cecilia said: “The race wasn’t about money, it was about awareness but there was still £1,000 raised for each of his charities.”