Jack Phillips was a six footer and was called "Big Jack" locally.
The Guide dog was called Volley ( after a Volleyball team
who donated him to the Guide dog centre ) and he was
Jack's first guide dog, he got him circa 1970. He worked
the dog
until he was 12 years old, a long working life for a guide
dog. Thereafter Jack's son
Peter
Phillips took him as a family pet until he
died 4 years later.
The bus station is probably Killermont Street now called
Buchanan Street Bus Station, as Jack and his wife Agnes were regular visitors
to Glasgow by bus. He was often asked by Glesca weans
" is that a Blind dug Mister "
and he would reply
" I hope no' son or were baith in trouble "