Tribute has been paid to one of the 'founding fathers' of Scotland's Sikh community who has died after contracting COVID-19.
Amrik Singh, 84, was a well-known business figure in the West End of Glasgow.
He ran a convenience store on Queen Margaret Drive for 25 years and before that had a business on Woodlands Road.
He took up long-distance running in his 40s and completed the London Marathon 26 times - the last time when he was in his late 70s.
His family say he was a larger than life inspiration to many, who shunned the limelight and kept his achievements and good deeds in the background.
He died in hospital in Birmingham this week after falling ill with the virus.
He had shared one of his last moments in hospital with family via video link.
But only his grand-daughter, herself a doctor, and a daughter were allowed to be with him at the end.
His grandson, Glasgow lawyer Paman Singh, posted a moving tribute to his grandfather on social media which has been shared hundreds of times.
'Racist insults'
In one line, Paman wrote: "I remember him telling me when a man came into his shop and was hurling racist insults at him, but then was injured in a road accident just outside.
"My grandfather closed the shop and drove the man to hospital himself and became friends with him."
Paman later told Glasgow West End Today: "He just shut the shop down and didn't think anything of business, and just carted this man to hospital.
"Between his rudimentary command of the English language back then and this guy howling in pain, they bonded and became friends.
"It was a typical act of my grandfather."
Paman said: "I am not trying to canonise him, but he genuinely was one of the dons of the Asian community in Scotland - never mind Glasgow.
"He was one of the founding fathers of the community."
He added: "What my generation have done would not have been possible without the sacrifices that he and his generation made.
"He was a quiet, unassuming kind of guy. He was never one for the spotlight. He would probably chide me for talking to you.
"He was just a giant in all aspects of life, really."
Amrik retired in 2004. He had lived in North Kelvinside, then Bishopbriggs and latterly in Bearsden with his grandson.
'What my generation have done would not have been possible without the sacrifices that he and his generation made.'He was a quiet, unassuming kind of guy. He was never one for the spotlight. He would probably chide me for talking to you'
Paman Singh
His sense of charity and compassion were immense in line with his faith.
He had been staying in Birmingham during lockdown with one of his daughters.
He had recently returned from India where he had been helping destitute eye patients at a treatment camp.
Paman said: "He ran these eye camps every year in India. The direct flight was from Birmingham to Amritsar.
"He ran the camp for about 20 days and then got back at the start of March.
"We made a conscious family decision to keep him in Birmingham where my aunt lives.
"We didn't want him outside exposed to the elements.
"He didn't pick up the infection in India. He had been back in the UK for about a month before he became unwell."
Paman has been contacted by customers who knew his grandfather from his time at the shop.
One person who lived above the store said his grandfather was a real gentleman.
Paman said: "Somebody else who studied at the University of Glasgow in the late 80s said my grandfather used to ask every day how she was getting on with the course.
"He was genuinely interested in people and had a personal touch. He cared about people."
Paman said he didn't know how his grandfather picked up his interest in running.
"It was just like the movie Forest Gump. He just started to run.
"He ran and he ran and he ran - to the point where we had to get boxes to store all of his medals. We didn't have enough space.
"He did the London Marathon 26 times - that's as many times as there are miles in the marathon.
"His routine was to shut the shop at 9 or 10 at night and then go to bed.
'Jogging'
"He would get up at 1.30am in the morning and go for a run.
"But he had to back to do his paper round at 4am and then open up the shop at 6am.
"One day he called on my friend's father in Bishopbriggs at 3.30am in the morning just because he happened to be there on his run.
"He chaps on the door and his friend answers all bleary-eyed and here's my granddad just jogging on the spot.
"He said he'd just called to say hello. The family friend was just rubbing his eyes thinking 'did this just happen?'"
Even in retirement and up until his final weeks, Amrik would wake and be up at his gym in Finnieston for 6am before going to help at the Gurdwara.
Paman said the family had nothing but praise for the staff at Birmingham City General Hospital.
Doctors and nurses were in tears when he died.
'Kindness'
Paman wrote on Twitter: "We can never repay the kindness you showed and the support you offered when we were unable to visit him. Heroes."
Amrik's wife Nasib Kaur died in 1991. They had two sons and five daughters and more than 30 grandchildren.
Paman said: "I am so thankful to my grandfather for putting me on the path I'm now on.
"He took me under his wing when I was struggling at law school."
Paman said: "All we ask as the best way to honour him ... is over the next few days do just one thing, one act of kindness, one good thing - and then just smile about it.
"Then I think that would be what he would do.
"He was genuinely one of Glasgow's own."
