The life of a very special Moray woman was remembered in style yesterday by some of those who knew her.
June “JJ” Lamb, who died in May at the age of just 30, never lost her sense of fun despite spending years battling against a series of medical complaints.
The Elgin resident made dozens of friends during her short life.
Yesterday a group of them gathered to plant a plum tree in her memory – purple being her favourite colour.
The tree will grow within the grounds of the Moray Resources Centre on Maisondieu Road, Elgin, where the Tuesday Bletherers meet each week.
Ms Lamb was a dedicated member of the Tuesday Bletherers, a group for people with disabilities which, as its names suggests, meets each week to socialise.
Maureen Munro, a volunteer with the group, said: “JJ was a true character who brightened up so many lives.
“She loved coming along to the group, especially to the regular picnics we hold.
“It would be nice to eventually have a whole orchard in her memory.”
The bletherers had been saving up cash to go out for a meal together. However, on the day of the funeral they decided to put the cash towards planting a tree.
When they went to buy one at the Decora in Bishopmill, the superstore insisted on providing and delivering it for free.
A highly talented artist, Ms Lamb was diagnosed with arthritis at the age of just four and epilepsy at the age of eight.
The former Newmill Primary and Keith Grammar pupil was also struck down in later life with Lupus – a rare condition that systematically attacked the whole of her body and confined her to a wheelchair.
Her elder sister Margaret said yesterday: “The tree looks lovely. JJ was so popular and her passing is still a big loss.
“Fundraising is currently going on to have a plaque at the resource centre in her memory.
“It’s so nice that so many people think so much about her.”