A total of 40 per cent of Bankies who took part in a survey last week said Clydeside would be the best place for the memorial Bankies have backed a grieving family’s plea for a town memorial to lives lost to the Covid-19 pandemic. As reported by the Post last week, Patrick Rooney died at the age of 76 last year from the coronavirus leaving his family unable to properly mourn. They called for a memorial for loved ones and the community’s sacrifices and resilience through the pandemic - and the public, and businesses, have backed the idea. Tom Sheridan, boss of Clydebank Estate and Letting Agents, told the Post his firm would support and help fund a memorial to be erected.