It was with extreme sorrow that we found out about the passing of Norman Miller on Sunday night after a short illness. Everyone associated with the club and the supporters are truly saddened by his untimely death. Our sincere condolences go out to his family and close friends. Norman will hold a place in the hearts of those who have seen how much progress the club have made over the last 10 years. We know that his contribution to this success was huge and hopefully his family can at least be comforted by the fact that as a true football man he got to see Caley Thistle progress from their origins as two rival teams in the Highland League to our current place in the Scottish Premier League.

As tributes continue to be sent to the website, perhaps one of the best comments came from local journalist Charles Bannerman when he said the following.

"Norman was one of a small band of people who, especially on the Caley side, had to endure a lot of trials and tribulations during the Merger years, but the end result is the club which plays in the SPL at this moment. He was literally one of the founding fathers of Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC.

Norman was fundamentally a True Blue Caley man and right from the outset had a huge battle with his conscience before he felt he could support the Merger. It would have been difficult for anyone brought up in Greig Street, a stone's throw away from Diggar's barber shop, to have been otherwise. But with that decision made, his support for the scheme was unwavering.

He thoroughly disliked the controversy, personal publicity and high profile which inevitably resulted from being chairman of Caley during the merger years and was not particularly comfortable as a public speaker. As a result the Rose Street Meetings in particular, two of which he had to chair, would not have been comfortable experiences for him. Neither would the personal abuse which principally he and Jimmy Falconer had to endure for months at matches during Caley's last season.

In addition to the less savoury side of the Merger there was also a huge amount of work to be done in the process of physically bringing the two clubs together. All of that clearly took its toll on Norman's health and almost certainly contributed to his serious and almost fatal heart attack in November 1994.

But in true Norman fashion, he was back a few months later and his first public official engagement was welcoming guests at the pre season lunch in August 1995. There I had the joy of overhearing him greeting Ian C Fraser, Undertaker of this Parish in the following manner: "Aye Aye Ian... well here's one bit of business you didn't get!"

Apart from being Chairman of Caley Norman was previously Vice Chairman and Treasurer. He founded the Centenary Club and had a long running association with it as well as the Social Club. He was an Honorary Vice President of ICT.

I think we will all miss seeing Norman and those few words of amiable conversation with him when the club returns to the Caledonian Stadium next season.

It's fitting that he at least saw the club he did so much to bring to life take its place in the Scottish Premier League."

Charlie Christie, a stalwart in both Caley and Caley Thistle sides over the years and the ‘face' of the Centenary Club had this to say of Norman.

"Norman was quite simply one of the finest people I met in my time in football . From signing on full forms with Caledonian in the Highland League to going through the very difficult merger meetings at the Rose Street Hall I witnessed at first hand the dignified manner in which Norman always conducted himself. He was incredibly popular with both home and visiting committees and most of all, the players, who recognized him as a true supporter who at all times aimed to do the best for his club.

He played a significant part in the foundation of the Centenary Club Lottery and could always be relied upon for sound advice when it was needed. Perhaps my best mate, ICT Football Development Manager, Danny MacDonald summed it up best the day after Norman's passing by simply stating that in a business where honesty isn't always prevalent Norman was a man who you knew you could trust. Norman - you will be sorely missed by us all."

The club will allow players, officials and supporters to pay their respects to Norman before the game against Dundee by holding a one minute silence prior to the match.