Former Lord-Lieutenant Major Graham T Dunnett will be remembered as 'a great servant of Caithness'
Major Graham T Dunnett, the former Lord-Lieutenant who died last week aged 92, has been described as "a great servant of Caithness".
The former Seaforth Highlander and Wick businessman served in the role from 1996 until retiring from it in 2004 when he became 75.
Lord Thurso, the present Lord-Lieutenant, said Major Dunnett would be remembered as "a fine example of his generation".
For many years Major Dunnett ran the family shoe shop in High Street, Wick. He was a holder of the Territorial Decoration (TD) awarded for long service in the Territorial Army.
Lord Thurso said: “Graham Dunnett was a great servant of Caithness and a fine example of his generation.
“He served in the Seaforth Highlanders overseas, commanded a company in the 11th Battalion and went on to command a company in the 51st Highland Volunteers following the amalgamation.
“He was a well-known and much-respected retailer in Wick and a conscientious and much-respected Lord-Lieutenant of the county.”
Major Dunnett succeeded Lord Thurso's late father, Robin Sinclair, the second Viscount Thurso, as Lord-Lieutenant after the latter passed away in 1995. The late Lord Thurso had appointed Major Dunnett as his Vice-Lieutenant.
Lord-Lieutenants are required to retire on reaching the age of 75.
Major Dunnett was succeeded as Lord-Lieutenant by Anne Dunnett in 2004.
Major Dunnett was the husband of the late Kay and a much-loved father, father-in-law and grandfather.
The funeral service is private because of Covid-19 restrictions but friends and neighbours wishing to pay their last respects are invited to join the family in Wick cemetery on Wednesday at approximately 12.30pm.