Mum's tribute to '˜wonderful daughter' Jill Pirrie
The 33-year-old was returning from her shift at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary when she was killed on Old Dalkeith Road, just yards from her home, on Ravenswood Avenue.
Brenda McDonald, 64, said: “Jill was loved by everyone who knew her, but most especially by her close family.
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Hide Ad“We will miss her more than words can express. She was the kindest person on earth.”
Brenda told of her daughter was a pupil at Tynecastle High School and originally studied for a degree in biomedical science.
But instead she turned to nursing, and completed her qualifications at Napier University.
Brenda added: “She was simply a wonderful person and will always be in our hearts.”