AFTER a long illness, Jim (James Watson) Burgess of Ballygraffan, Comber died peacefully last Tuesday week.

A chartered surveyor by profession, Jim was very successful in business, handling the Belfast Harbour Commissioners’ land and property development for approximately 30 years. He was behind the Waterfront Hall, Odyssey Arena and many other landmark buildings in Belfast, Dublin and England and was also the top Fund Manager in the United Kingdom for handling the Government pension scheme (NILGOSC).