North sea helicopter crash: Memorial service held
Presiding, the Rev Andrew Jolly, chaplain to the UK oil and gas industry, said: “This occasion must be for us all today a time of great sadness and sorrow.
“But as we gather here today - representatives of the oil and gas industry, the Miller installation, the wider community of Aberdeen and the nation as a whole - we want all of you to know that your loss is our loss, that your sorrow is our sorrow too, and we want you to know that you can look to us in the days, months and years ahead for comfort, for love but most of all for support.”
Mr Menzies is survived by his 21-year-old sister Laura and his father Andrew, who is a partner at a Birmingham-based firm of accountants Grant Thornton.
His mother, Ann, died of cancer a few years ago.
In a statement released earlier this month Mr Thornton, said: “We are hugely proud of Richard and the life he led.
“He was a charming and charismatic man, the loss of whom will be felt by many.
“Richard was passionate about flying helicopters and he joined a very professional, committed and close-knit family of pilots at Bond Offshore Helicopters.
“I, my daughter Laura and Richard’s girlfriend want to express our thanks and support for the hugely professional team at Bond including Bill Munro, managing director, his senior colleagues and several of Richard’s fellow pilots.
Yellow flowers spelling the word “Brothers” came with a tribute which read: “In memory of absent friends and colleagues, from the Lindsey Oil Refinery shop stewards’ committee.”
