Born in 1946 and brought up in Cupar, Fife, I was educated at the local school - 
Banff & Buchan MSP Stewart Stevenson has paid tribute to former SNP councillor for Durn, Sandra Taylor, who died on Friday after a short illness.
Mr Stevenson said:
“Sandra will be remembered as an assiduous local councillor who took over from her husband Ian in what were very difficult circumstances for her but went on to serve her constituents with diligence.
“Her constituents found she was always very approachable and her ready smile and sense of humour will be greatly missed by all who knew her. My thoughts are obviously with her family at this sad time.”
Sandra Taylor served as Aberdeenshire councillor for the Fordyce-Boyndie ward, later renamed Durn ward under boundary changes, from 1997 to 2002. Sandra won the seat at a by-election caused by the death of her husband, Dr Ian Taylor, the highly respected former Portsoy GP. Sandra stood down from the council in 2002 for health reasons and was suceeded by Ian Gray.
Karen Adam is now the MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast
