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Jimmy Calderwood’s son says he walked out of father’s funeral because ceremony ‘disrespected’ his family

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The son of deceased football manager Jimmy Calderwood has spoken after he had left his father's funeral.

Family and friends gathered on Tuesday in Shiedhall and Drumoyne United Free Church of Scotland, in Cardonald, on the occasion of the death of the ex Aberdeen and Dunfermline boss.

His son, Scott,, however, got up and walked away during the crematorium service in the midst of a row with his father Yvonne Buchanan's partner.

Just after he started his way, he was followed by several other people who sat around him.

Calderwood, 46, said that his mother was not present during the ceremony and that his family did not feel respected during the service.

In a sign of the seriousness of the fall between the two parties, Mr Calderwood claimed that guards had even been employed to keep the families apart.

He told The Daily Record: 'The service hardly mentioned one of our family.

'What happened yesterday had been brewing with Yvonne for years as my father's disease got worse.

Jimmy Calderwood’s son says he walked out of father’s funeral because ceremony ‘disrespected’ his family

Scott Calderwood was at the service at the service for his deceased father before he walks outside later

Images showed Scott Calderwood from the service for his deceased father

Images showed Scott Calderwood from the service for his deceased father

Just after he ran away, he was accompanied by a number of other grieving people

Just after he ran away, he was accompanied by a number of other grieving people

“We couldn't just stand there and if not being respected. My father would not have stood for things like that, so I couldn't.

'It was not just the lack of respect for my mother, it was for my whole family who just tried to launder from his life.

'I couldn't just stand there and be a spectator at the funeral of my own father and pretend that I barely knew the man.

“They had guards there to keep us all apart.

'I'm sure my father didn't want that, so it was just complete contempt for his wishes.

'I had enough and just couldn't stand there and listen to it, so I decided to walk away and part of my family joined me.

“I just want to mourn for my father now.”

Yvonne Buchanan (center), partner of Jimmy Calderwood, arrives to attend his funeral in the United Free Church of Scotland

Yvonne Buchanan (center), partner of Jimmy Calderwood, arrives to attend his funeral in the United Free Church of Scotland

Calderwood had four children – Scott, Kay, Donna and Nikki – from his first marriage to Sue Sue. The couple separated in 2015.

Mrs Buchanan, next to her son Mark, was one of them to pay a moving tribute to the ex-Abeden boss after he died of complications of dementia on January 19, 69 years old.

She had said, “I lost the love of my life on a very cruel disease.”

Calderwood's funeral Cortege drove past the Ibrox Stadium of Rangers, the home of the team that he supported, on Tuesday prior to the service.

In addition to his career at Aberdeen and Dunfermline, Calderwood also managed Kilmarnock and Ross County during an illustrious career.

He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2015 in the early start. Two years later he was made public about his condition in an attempt to increase the awareness of the condition and spoke about his determination to continue to enjoy life as much as possible.

The former player of Birmingham City was one of the most colorful and popular characters of Scottish football in his Prime.

He led Dunfermline to the top flight in 2000 and sent them to a fourth place four years later, while his Aberdeen side famous with Bayern Munich in the UEFA Cup in the 2007-08 season.

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