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Highly-respected athlete John Kynaston with the torch that was used for the 2012 Olympic Games in London HEARTFELT tributes have poured in for a pioneering Renfrewshire endurance athlete who has died at the age of 61. Father-of-four John Kynaston, who was also a former church pastor, helped to establish the sport of ultra running in Scotland, particularly the famous 95-mile West Highland Way Race. A long time member of Kilbarchan Amateur Athletics Club, he suffered a heart attack on January 5 and died at the Golden Jubilee Hospital, in Clydebank, on January 12. One of the many tribut...

John Kynaston A HEARTBROKEN school community has paid tribute to a much loved staff member who died suddenly during the Christmas holidays. John Kynaston was remembered for his "magical energy" and "love, optimism and kindness" by teachers and pupils at Rosshall Academy. He passed away on January 12 after suffering a devastating heart attack on January 5. John had been Rosshall's Active Schools Coordinator since April 2009, making an instant impression with his positivity, warmth and enthusiasm. Head teacher Alison Mitchell described him as a "remarkable human being". She said: "T...