robert & mary joined hands in marraige in hamilton 1972 , after a long romance together & had 5 children 2 gether , robert junior , steven ,joanne ,denise & colin ,!!!bert also had 2 children isobell & john frm a previous marraige ,& loved all his children dearly , bert worked as a long distance lorry driver with yuill & dodds in strathaven lanarkshire & was also a qualifed painter& decorater , he also worked in the fairground building & removing the rides all his life from childhood , sadly bert life was took by a massive stroke in 2003 his family was devasted as he worked from childhood & did never expect bert 2 go so young in life he was only 57yrs old :( his wife mary & children friends family & neighbours were all shocked by this