The funeral of former Tayside Police Superintendent Iain Bell took place in Perth on Thursday.
Mr Bell, who was 58, died after falling and injuring his head.
He was born in Motherwell and brought up in Dornoch, where he attended Dornoch Academy.
In 1973 he joined the old Perth and Kinross Constabulary as a cadet and then became a constable on July 1 1975 under the newly formed Tayside Police.
Mr Bell worked as a constable in Dundee before moving to Perth-based Western Division as a detective constable in CID.
In March 1988 he was promoted to detective sergeant and was involved in all major crime investigations in Perth and Kinross.
In April 1994, Mr Bell was promoted to inspector at Pitlochry with responsibility for policing the Highland Perthshire area and liaising with agencies and residents.
After seven years at Pitlochry, Mr Bell was transferred to headquarters in Dundee to work in the professional standards department.
In February 2000, Mr Bell was promoted to chief inspector of operations in the Perth and Kinross area and in 2004 was appointed superintendent, in charge of the police’s Western Division.
In his years as a senior officer in Perth and Kinross, Mr Bell coordinated policing at the T in the Park music festival and played a pivotal role when world leaders came to Gleneagles for the G8 summit in 2005.
Mr Bell retired from the police on September 12 2008 and worked in a senior role at BEAR Scotland before retiring fully and enjoying his hobbies of hillwalking, fishing, gardening, golfing and motoring.
Colleagues have paid warm tribute to Mr Bell and said he won the respect of workmates as a young officer and retained it during his time as one of Scotland’s most senior officers.
One said: “He was a man’s man and highly thought of by all.”
Former colleague Ronnie Forbes said: “He’ll be sadly missed and our thoughts are with all the family.”
Mr Bell is survived by his wife Christine, sons Calum and Blair, and granddaughter Cara.