BrianCHEWSaturday 25th May 2024 formerly of Mayfield Drive, Armadale, West Lothian, with his much beloved wife Guljan holding his hand at his side in Dubai hospital.
He also leaves behind Guljan's mum and her family, his daughter Melanie and husband Joe, niece Emily and nephew Oscar. His son Damion, and wife Kasha and daughter Eden. Also, his sister Ethel in Edinburgh, her daughter Amanda and her son in law Gordon, his sister Margaret in Colchester, her husband Brian, their son Paul and wife Clare, also their daughter Ali, her husband Ged, their sons Alexander and Robbie and daughter Gabriella. Brian also had many cousins, colleagues and friends, locally and abroad. He was a good, kind, son, brother, husband, dad and grandad, a friend to many.
Brian was born in Armadale to parents Peggy and Eric Chew. After leaving St Anthony's RC school in Armadale, he attended St Mary's Academy Bathgate, leaving to complete an apprenticeship with Dickson and Mann in Armadale. He worked part time in Boni's cafe in Bathgate in 1969 to help while training, thereafter he became a highly sought after, well respected engineer whose services were held in very high esteem by the companies he worked for in the UK, Zambia, Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Despite suffering ill health for several years, he defied such issues to travel, garden, cook - (one of his specialities was Aunty Peggy's clootie dumpling) and generally enjoy himself. He attended football whenever and wherever he could, to support his beloved Celtic team.
He will be very sorely missed by his siblings, wider family and friends but especially by Guljan, who encouraged him to enjoy life and without whose constant love, devotion and care he would not have been able to sustain the strength of will to live as long as he did and for this we, his family, owe her a huge debt of gratitude. The hospital staff in Dubai Hospital tried so very hard to save his life and deserve our gratitude also.
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