Bryan had months to live, but he kept on fighting to achieve important ambitions

Kirsty, who got married in May, said that after his diagnosis her dad told her he wanted to see her married to her partner of five years, Barry Ross.

“We decided to set a date in the hope that dad would be here to walk me down the aisle,” she said.

“I am so happy that he managed this and he was there by my side at my wedding. We had a lovely day and I am so proud that dad achieved his dream.”

Joan said another of Bryan’s targets was to live long enough to see his granddaughter Freya’s first birthday in June.

She added: “He achieved that as well and celebrated Freya’s birthday with the rest of us.”

Joan said Bryan was always putting his family first and also succeeded in carrying out a few DIY jobs around the house before his death at Roxburgh House on Monday.

She said: “He got his decking and garden shed built and did repair work to windows and doors in the house. That’s just what he was like.”

Bryan even had his own funeral organised and gone as far as tidying out his wardrobes and cupboards before his passing, with Joan saying: “He didn’t want to leave us with loads to sort out and organise”.

Bryan also ensured that a collection will be held at his funeral on Tuesday with the money going to Dundee families with sick children.

Joan said: “When our grandson Connell, four, was younger he spent time in the Sick Kids’ Hospital in Edinburgh.

“Bryan was very impressed with the support the family received in Edinburgh and he wanted to raise money for the same sort of support in Dundee.

“He has left instructions to that effect on his iPad and we hope to carry out his wishes.”

Bryan was said to have loved nothing more than spending time with his family.

Among his favourite pastimes was taking his grandchildren camping.

He was also passionate about astrology, photography and F1 motor racing.

Bryan was born i n Dundee and attended St Saviour’s High School before joining the army at the age of 16.

He served with the 1st Battalion Black Watch for 10 years, seeing active service in Northern Ireland.

When he left the army in 1986, he went to work with Michelin in Dundee, where he remained right up until his cancer was diagnosed.