Derek Roan was seriously injured at Barnbarroch Farm near Dalbeattie as local media reports say he was ‘attacked by a cow’.
He was a member of the Stewartry Area of the NFU where he was a past president and was also a past chairman of the Dumfries and Galloway Regional Board.
One local farmer said: ‘They are a well known family in the area and this has come as a great shock to everyone. Derek was very active in local organisations and he spent a lot of time over the years with the NFU.’ Son Stuart and his wife Aylett farm at Barnbarroch Farm and son Steven and wife Tracey operate at Boreland of Colvend Farm, Colvend where they have a herd of pedigree Holstein Friesian cattle.
In a statement the family said tonight: ‘It is with deepest sadness to announce the tragic death of Derek Roan at Barnbarroch Farm, beloved husband to Kathleen, devoted father to Stuart, Steven, Leeanne, father inlaw to Aylett, Tracey and Tony and proud Papa to Fergus, Fraser, Andrew, Lucy, Daisy and Skye.
‘We are totally devastated and still in shock to what has happened and it will take some time for us to come to terms of not having him around.‘Derek was well known within the farming community and many other circles. He will be sadly missed by all.Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at
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