Everyone at West Whitlawburn Housing Co-operative (WWHC) has been deeply saddened by the untimely passing of Billy Hunter, an ex-chair of WWHC, at Hairmyres Hospital East Kilbride on 22nd August.

Billy has been a pillar of WWHC for over 20 years and all staff and committee members who have had the privilege of working with him so fully appreciate the enormous contribution he has made to WWHC, the Whitlawburn Community Resource Centre and Whitcomm.

Billy was the salt of the earth, a diamond who had no time for bureaucracy and a fierce campaigner for social justice. A man of unswerving principle who would never shy away from fighting for what was right. A warm heart, blessed with humour and compassion made Billy a very endearing and hugely popular person, these characteristics coupled with an incisive mind and a tremendous intellect made Billy a formidable adversary for those who opposed Billy’s view of what constitutes real social justice.

Billy will be sadly missed and his contribution to the great successes of WWHC is testimony to the tremendous and forceful character Billy was.

WWHC will not be the same without Billy.

Billy’s funeral arrangements are as follows:

Monday 31st August 2015 at 11:45 a.m. at South Lanarkshire Crematorium

A coach will leave WWHC offices at 11:15 a.m. and return to WWHC after the ceremony

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