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The Courier
16-05-2025
- General
- The Courier
Thomas McCabe: Ninewells porter, B&Q greeter and Dundee North End football man, dies aged 87
There's not many people who can claim they once drove a tank down Lochee High Street, but Thomas 'Tam' McCabe was one of them! The Dundee man, who was well known as a porter at Ninewells Hospital, a 'meeter and greeter' at B&Q and a lifelong supporter and organiser of grassroots football, is being warmly remembered following his death aged 87. Tam passed away peacefully following a battle with vascular dementia and Alzheimer's. Despite his diagnosis, his sense of humour remained intact to the end, as did his devotion to his large, close-knit family. Born in Dundee on March 24 1937, Tam was one of 10 children to Peter and Kathleen McCabe. He attended St Mary's Primary School and later St John's High School. After leaving school, he held a variety of jobs including with Harry Scott Glaziers, as a lifeguard at Dundee Swimming Baths, and at engineering firm Bell & Sime. He was called up for National Service and served in the Royal Air Force, stationed at RAF Cosford. His time in the RAF remained a regular feature of his storytelling. In particular, he told tales of flying Chipmunk aircraft, undergoing survival training in the Pyrenees, and even driving a tank down Lochee High Street. This all delighted his grandchildren. The survival training was to come in handy on one occasion, however. While trying to fix the roof on his shed, he fell off the ladder and gave himself an 'affy bump'. His only comment after that was that it could have been a lot worse had he not remembered how to do his 'commando roll to save himself'. In his post-service years, Tam worked at Ninewells Hospital as a porter before semi-retiring. Unsuited to a quiet life, he later took a job at B&Q as a greeter, becoming a well-known and warmly regarded presence until his final retirement at the age of 80. Tam met his wife Barbara in his early 20s, under circumstances the family fondly remembers as fate. He was originally supposed to meet her friend. But when she didn't turn up, Barbara stepped in to break the news. They went to the cinema instead – and never looked back. The couple were married for 67 years, receiving congratulatory letters from both Queen Elizabeth II and King Charles III. They had four children: Barbara Jr., Helen, Tracey, and Tommy. A passionate football man, Tam co-managed the Butterburn Youths team in the Dundee juvenile leagues with his friend David Stewart. He remained deeply involved in the sport throughout his life, closely following the careers of his son-in-law Gus and grandsons Nikki, Gary, and Owen at clubs including Cowdenbeath, Brechin City, St Andrews United, Downfield, Lochee United, and Dundee North End. His son Tam McCabe Jr. told The Courier: 'There will be a cup in the juvenile league next season in memory of dad. At this point we don't know which age group yet' In later years, Dundee North End JFC became Tam's spiritual football home. Saturdays were often spent at the games followed by a couple of pints and post-match banter with players and staff. This frequently required a family member to collect him from the club long after full-time. Tam was also a devoted Hibernian fan and counted their 2016 Scottish Cup win as one of his proudest football moments. He was proud of all his grandchildren, but always said his proudest moment was his experience watching his granddaughter Shaney McCabe represent Scotland at international level. In his final days, Tam was surrounded by family, including his sister Betty – his last surviving sibling – and sister-in-law Helen, watching old cowboy films and his beloved Laurel and Hardy. After his passing on January 20, the family discovered that Tam was a cousin of two former Celtic FC players. They were Johnny Crum who won league titles in the 1930s, and club legend Jimmy McGrory, still Celtic's all-time top goal scorer with 522 goals from 501 games. Tam is survived by his wife Barbara, children Barbara Jr., Helen, Tracey, and Tommy, grandchildren Gordon, Nikki, Linzi, Charli, Owen, and Shaney, and great-grandchildren Jack and Lilly. He was predeceased by siblings Peter, Jimmy, Robert, Billy, Daniel, Patrick, Kathleen, and Sadie.
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Yahoo
St. Johns Co. schools launch online school bus portal
Parents of kids who ride the bus in St. Johns County now have a new way to track their students' bus information. The school district announced the launch of BusPlanner on April 28. It's a new, online transportation portal designed to give parents pick-up and drop-off times and locations. It will notify parents of delays and other transportation-related issues. >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <<< [DOWNLOAD: Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks] Read: St. Johns County waste facility responds as neighbors demand they 'Stop the Stink' BusPlanner will be used exclusively beginning with the 2025-2026 school year. The information will no longer be available on the Home Access Center. Parents can access BusPlanner through its web portal at or by downloading the companion mobile app, Chipmunk, available for Android and Apple devices. Read: Bus driver fired after forgetting, leaving Duval County student alone in vehicle [SIGN UP: Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter] Click here to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, click here to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Action News Jax live.
Yahoo
27-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
April activities at Aullwood Audubon
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Aullwood Audubon Center announced its calendar of activities for April. General admission is $12 for people ages 13 to 64; $10 for 65+ and military / vets; $8 for children 4 to 12; children under 3 are free unless the event has an asterisk. To buy a membership card, click here. Long-term Butterfly Monitoring on April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2:30 p.m. at the center. (everyone) Adult Member Discovery Walks on April 3, 10, 17, 24, 8 a.m. at the center. (members only) What's in the Woods on April 5, 1:30 p.m. at the center. (everyone) *Chipmunk Adventures for preschoolers, 'Earth Investigations: Hello Spring!' on April 9, 10 a.m. at the farm. ($25 members, $30 non-members) Register online here or call (937) 890-7360. Free Admission Day and Mosaic Creation on April 13, 1 p.m. at the center and farm. (everyone) Native Plants and Ecological Landscape Design Workshop with River Johnson on April 13, 2 p.m. at the farm. ($12 members, $16 non-members) Register online here. The Big Pull on April 15, 9:30 a.m. (Meet at Marie Aull's House at Aullwood Garden MetroPark) Discover Farmyard Friends Walk on April 19, 1:30 p.m. at the farm. (everyone) Aullwood Audubon Native Plant Sale on April 25 and 26, 9 a.m. at the farm. Aullwood closed for post-Native Plant Sale on April 27 at the center and farm. The registration for Aullwood's Summer Earth Adventures Nature Camps is open. The camp will run from June 9 to August 1. You can visit Aullwood Audubon at 1000 Aullwood Road. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
