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Ronald Watterston Duncan Low, was born on the 21st April 1927 in Dundee Scotland. He lived in Dundee with his parents, going to Dundee High School, graduating from school in 1943 and then going to St Andrews University to study medicine.

He always had a love of flying and planes and was a member of the local Air Cadets and University Flying Club. He met his future wife Elsie Sturrock of Whigstreet, Angus at St Andrews University and they married in April 1952 before embarking on a successful career as a GP in Lochinver before joining the RCAF.

Although he downplayed his obviously famous association he did have many of the traits made famous by the towsel haired laddie. He loved Scotland and even after living his dream of being a doctor and a pilot in the RCAF which took him overseas to Canada and later Germany he returned to work in Raigmore Hospital in Inverness in 1977 as Chief of Occupational Health. This move back to Scotland allowed him to travel around the Highlands and Islands which was where he loved it the most.

Just like Oor Wullie he loved his food and although he was never keen on breakfast he would never miss his tea! His wife Elsie was a fabulous cook so he was a very happy man but now and again he liked to cook himself, one of his more famous recipes was mince and tatties and the family would often have mince and tatties for tea in front of the TV! Ron was an avid reader and loved doing crosswords, the Sunday Times was a favorite one, and he would often finish it before the following day. He was humorous, loved a good joke and was a fan of Scottish comedians such as Rikki Fulton and Billy Connolly.

He was a keen hillwalker, which he must of inherited from his father RD Low. He and his wife would go hillwalking and "Munro-bagging" all over Scotland when they were younger. In later years they took their family on many sight seeing trips around Scotland with Ron taking some wonderful photographs of various mountains, lochs and glens he had been up in his youth.

He was also a sportsman playing single handicap golf and was a very skilled fly-fisherman. He used to fish with his son Ronald on the River Isla near Tulchan Lodge in Glenisla, Angus north of Dundee and also on Loch Tay near Killin. He was also a rugby supporter and played for the Dundee High School 1st XV in his day. Dundee High School was conveniently located across the street from DC Thomson headquarters where he would often see his father in the office. Ron's, father, RD Low, was a sharp witted man who loved his work. He would give Broons and Oor Wullie annuals to his grandchildren for Xmas signed "The Editor" and he always looked forward to trips back to Dundee to visit his extended family.

Sadly his wife Elsie passed away on July 4th 1985 which was a difficult time and he retired from his post at Raigmore shortly thereafter. He subsequently moved to Helensburgh in 1989 and eventually remarried to Mary Dutch who also studied at St. Andrews in the late forties and was also recently widowed. Now both fully retired they spent the subsequent years travelling and visiting his family who were all living abroad at that time. Ron Low succumbed to cancer and passed away February 10th 1992 in Helensburgh, Scotland.