Family of legendary Still Game star Jimmy Martin speak for first time since death

dailyrecord.co.uk:

The family of legendary Still Game star Jimmy Martin have spoken of their gratitude at having their beloved dad and grandad immortalised in the comedy classic.Jimmy, who died this week aged 93, played Auld Eric Jones in the sitcom for 20 years.

Craiglang cast members paid tribute to him with creator Greg Hemphill calling his pal an “amazing fella and a joy to be around” while director Michael Hines said the veteran was a “wonderful actor.”Daughter Jennifer said her father was “sharp as a tack” until his final days in Edinburgh, and would still recite lines from plays and poems he had written.Speaking exclusively to the Record, she said: “He was always full of life and jokes, my dad.

He always recited the poems he’d written. He wrote a lot, everything from wee ditties, right up to longer pieces like plays.

He always kept himself busy.“In later years he had macular degeneration, so wasn’t as able to write as much in recent times, but he was always active, always doing something.”Jimmy’s tireless charity work saw him rewarded with the British Empire Medal last year.