Qualified as a chartered accountant and then spent 16 years with Standard & Poor's as a corporate analyst in management positions and, from 1997 to 2002, as regional director for Africa and the Middle East. Later consultant for Cubitt Consulting, a leading corporate communications and investor relations consultancy and Finance Director of Suretrack Monitoring Plc.

This the moving Eulogy given by his daughter Helen at Jock’s funeral:

“Today we are gathered to celebrate the life of a honourable gentleman, my father, Jock Esmond Paton.

First of all, I would like to thank deeply to everyone that’s gathered here today in behalf of my family, especially my mother and my sister Sophie.

To be honest, I would never of thought I’d be speaking at my father’s funeral at my 18 years of existence, if you would of asked me years ago, I would of told you “that’s ridiculous”.

Well here we are today, to remember my DAD, the one who I’ll be grateful always in so many ways. It’s hard to be here today, so many emotions come to my mind, from my first steps, to when my sister was born, when I learned to ride my first bike or when I got an offer for university, so many more…

I believe most of you have had wonderful anecdotes and moments with him and I would love to hear everyone’s memories but that would be a whole long funeral I guess, so I’ll tell you a bit of how was being his daughter.

He had so many timeless and understated qualities; he was beloved father, husband, cousin, friend and so many more. He had strong Christian values, which I always looked up to and inspired me to strive always higher in life with courage. As a good british would say, “Always carry on”. If I had to define my father, I would say a true british gentleman of course, he was classic, maybe sometimes old fashioned especially when he didn’t know how to turn on his phone, but always a gentleman in everyway. He was always teaching us lessons, which is truly important in a child’s life, most of them I would never forget neither will my sister.

As humans it’s true that in our busy life’s we struggle to get in touch with our loved ones, but I think my dad’s is quite an example of life and how he always was a loyal friend with everyone here today. I was always impressed when he was in his desk writing many letters to his family and friends, I would never forget that emotion of kindness he had with his loved ones, even if he got a bit angry when people didn’t understand his accent in a restaurant, even then I think he was such a caring man, funny, but caring.

I don’t want to give a chronology of my father’s life, but I do want to speak as his daughter in the name of my sister and me.

It’s true that we didn’t live together all of the time, but he was always was so caring in everyway, always calling my mom everyday at the same time, very punctual as always, just to know how we were doing. He would travel the world just to be at our birthday parties and he would do anything to make as happy, he couldn’t bear to see us crying or being unhappy.

I remember I would always get angry when I was little, especially when things didn’t turn out the way I would like them to go and he would always give me a hug full of comfort and I knew I was protected, I know believe that God has him and he will always give me a hug from heaven when I need protection or we are feeling sad.

The past few months have been a rollercoaster for us, it has truly been. Speaking of rollercoaster’s my father hated them, but he would pray and go into one just to make us company and be with his daughters, that’s courage dad.

Back to the last few months, he was very ill with melanoma cancer since 2013, we truly thought he had cured in 2014, and suddenly when I was graduating from school last year, he started feeling terrible again, very weak.

As the story follows we came with him to London and were with him every step of the way, I’m so thankful for those last few months we spend with him, even if it was at a hospital or at the meadbank care home, feeling that you were with him till the last day, that’s a hand of god in our life’s.

My father was un till the end the person he was in his young years, nothing had changed really, even at hospital he would sit and watch midsummer murders with some whisky and a smile. I wish I could see him again, but the memories will always have a place in my heart and my families they are very powerful.

He was a true Christian in every way, he would love to see all of you gathered at the Holy Trinity Church were he loved to come to mass and sing along to the quire. He would come here on Sunday’s to pray for all of us, when he couldn’t go it was hard for him, it was so important. His faith was a true key to his character and we will continue with his values and faith in God for the rest of our lives in his honour.

In one hand, remembering these days is hard, no one likes seeing their loved ones ill, especially when you know there’s nothing you can do to make them feel well again. The feeling of having him between life and death everyday was painful. In the other hand the relief of knowing he is with God and watching us is a gift. It’s hard to understand the ways in which God acts in our lives, but we must comprehend that there’s no place better that his kingdom, we shall see our loved ones when we rest in peace again, but for the time been, father you’re here with us always, in our hearts and our memories, we shall never forget him and we are truly grateful as a family for all of those who were caring for him in his illness, you’ve made him feel alive always.

At last, the words of the reading of the gospel are deeply united to celebrate my father’s life and to pray for his rest in God’s kingdom. Also I would like to share with you a quote from C.S. Lewis, which my dad used to read me when I was little.

“I do not believe one can settle how much we ought to give. I am afraid the only safe rule is to give more than we can spare.”

Goodbyes are not for today, good day daddy, we’ll make you proud and search for you always in the clouds. We will never forget the good man you’re and we will always love you dearly.

Thank you very much and God bless you all.”