The funeral of a man who died in the Clutha helicopter crash in Glasgow is to be held in the Castlemilk area of the city.
The service for Samuel McGhee, 56, will take place at St Margaret Mary's Church on Dougrie Road.
It will be followed by a service at Linn Crematorium in Paisley.
Mr McGhee was one of 10 people who died after the Police Scotland helicopter crashed into the crowded Clutha bar two weeks ago.
His funeral will be the ninth to have been held for victims of the crash.
In a statement released ahead of the ceremony, his family said: "We'd like to start by thanking the tireless efforts of the emergency services and the ordinary people of Glasgow, without them we're sure a lot more people would have lost their lives.
"It's been an incredibly difficult time for us and everyone involved with the tragedy, but the support from family, friends and the people of Glasgow has been overwhelming.
"Special thanks must be extended to the police liaison officers, Anderson Maguire funeral directors and the local Castlemilk community, in particular the people of Holmbyre, who have been unbelievably helpful and generous.
"Our father was a dedicated partner to our late mother and a dedicated parent to his children, who was just beginning to get his life back on track after the loss of our mum.
"As you can imagine this has been an intensely painful experience for us but we're strengthened by the knowledge that he passed away a happy man, among friends at a place he loved.
"We kindly ask for our privacy to be respected at this moment in time."
The five others who died inside The Clutha in the immediate aftermath of the crash were Robert Jenkins, 61, Mark O'Prey, 44, Colin Gibson, 33, John McGarrigle, 57, and Gary Arthur, 48.
A sixth pub customer, Joe Cusker, 59, of Cambuslang in South Lanarkshire, died on Thursday in Glasgow Royal Infirmary.
The three helicopter crew who died in the tragedy were pilot David Traill, 51, and PCs Kirsty Nelis, 36, and Tony Collins, 43.
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