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Hibernian fans pay tribute to ex-owner Sir Tom Farmer

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Hundreds of Hibernian fans paid tribute to Kwik Fit founder and former club owner Sir Tom Farmer as his coffin passed Easter Road Stadium.

The Edinburgh-born businessman died peacefully at his home in the city earlier this month at the age of 84.

Sir Tom owned a majority stake in Hibernian FC for 28 years and built Kwik Fit into the world’s biggest independent tyre and automotive chain before selling it to Ford for £1bn in 1999.

Following a private family funeral the cortege drove past Hibernian’s stadium and through the streets of Sir Tom’s native Leith.

Sir Tom was born in Leith in 1940 and first opened a tyre business in 1964.

He started Kwik Fit in 1971, eventually operating in more than 2,000 locations in 18 countries.

He was knighted in 1997 for his services to the automotive industry and was made a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in 2009 for his charitable work.

Sir Tom’s philanthropic work saw him awarded the Carnegie Medal and he became a Knight Commander with Star of the Order of St. Gregory the Great, an honour bestowed by the Pope, in 1997.


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