Calendar An icon of a desk calendar. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Email An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Google An icon of the Google "G" mark. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Logout An icon representing logout. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Tick An icon of a tick mark. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Quote Mark A opening quote mark. Quote Mark A closing quote mark. Arrow An icon of an arrow. Folder An icon of a paper folder. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Caret An icon of a caret arrow. Clock An icon of a clock face. Close An icon of the an X shape. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Ellipsis An icon of 3 horizontal dots. Envelope An icon of a paper envelope. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Camera An icon of a digital camera. Home An icon of a house. Instagram An icon of the Instagram logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Menu An icon of 3 horizontal lines. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Rating An icon of a star. Tag An icon of a tag. Twitter An icon of the Twitter logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Information An icon of an information logo. Plus A mathematical 'plus' symbol. Duration An icon indicating Time. Success Tick An icon of a green tick. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner. Facebook Messenger An icon of the facebook messenger app logo. Facebook An icon of a facebook f logo. Facebook Messenger An icon of the Twitter app logo. LinkedIn An icon of the LinkedIn logo. WhatsApp Messenger An icon of the Whatsapp messenger app logo. Email An icon of an mail envelope. Copy link A decentered black square over a white square.

Tree planted to remember Moray woman ‘JJ’

Post Thumbnail

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.”