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Kris Gourlay

Tributes to 'beautiful' Midlothian dad after heartbreaking battle with rare illness

Tributes have poured in for a local man described as a 'beautiful husband and best friend' after his recent battle with a rare illness came to an end.

Stuart Rutherford, from Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, passed away at age 56 from a very rare condition called AL Amyloidosis.

His wife, Lesley Rutherford, ran Bite Rite, a local sandwich shop for 16 years and gave it up when her husband of 30 years became ill.

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