Shops join balloon tribute to car victim's 21st birthday
THE life of a teenager which was taken away after a car accident was remembered when hundreds of balloons floated above Wick on what would have been his 21st birthday.
Over 80 businesses agreed to have a bunch of balloons hanging outside their premises to wish a happy birthday to Scott Mackenzie who was killed four years ago.
One of his closest friends wanted to do something to mark his milestone birthday and with the blessing of his family, Kelsey McDowall organised the colourful tribute on Tuesday.
Miss McDowall (19) of Telford Street, Wick first met Scott when she took part in a line dancing class run by his mother Eleanor and became close friends until his untimely death in 2008.
In what was an emotional day for both friends and family, she said that it was fitting tribute to a man who was special in so many people’s lives.
“I knew Scott since I was very young and with it being his 21st birthday, it is a very hard time for all those who knew him,” she said.
“But I wanted to do something on his birthday that would make everybody smile and I thought that this would be the perfect way to celebrate his life.”
Read more in Wednesday’s Caithness Courier
