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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
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Iona Young

Doting Edinburgh grandad and bodyguard to the stars tragically passes away

A beloved dad from Edinburgh and bodyguard to the stars has tragically passed away after spending two years on dialysis from kidney failure as a side effect of diabetes.

Grandad Bob Cairns spoke of his joy at seeing his little girl Carina get married and have her first child shortly before he died - while his family described grandson Luca as the light of his life.

Bob, 74, died peacefully at home and leaves daughter Carina Starrs, 30, wife Louisa Cairns, 67, and one year-old Luca. The family have been devastated by the loss but touched by the hundreds of tributes that have flooded in for the 'unsung hero' of Forth Radio.

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