The family of Jordan MacKay have issued a statement and photograph through Police Scotland.
Jordan died at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary on Sunday evening following a serious assault in South Queensferry in the early hours of Sunday (13th July).
His family said: “Our boy Jordan William MacKay was a born and bred Kirkliston lad, a joiner to trade with huge talent. Jordan was and will continue to be a huge presence in all our lives forever.
“We, his mum, dad and whole family have sat and thought of how to describe Jordan and we came up with a list of words that help us do that. Handsome, hard wording, loveable, witty, charming, loyal, strong-minded but soft-hearted.
“Jordan was taken from us on 13th July 2014, aged 20. We were not ready to lose our perfect boy and words cannot explain the devastation this mindless act of violence has caused us. We, his family, ask for privacy at this time to mourn the loss of our handsome brave boy who hung on strong with all his might to the very bitter end.”
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
