Biography

He was the son of James Alexander Stephenson Diack and Jenny Isina Jackson Powdrell.

He was also known as Jim Diack.

He married Ursula (Ushie) Annie Elsie Emma Ida Köpke on 27 Nov 1948 at Saint Nicholas Church, Aberdeen, Scotland. She was born on 23 Jun 1928 at Hamburg, Germany. She died on 4 Dec 2018 at Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand at the age of 90.

They had 4 children: Patricia (Trish) Elizabeth Ursula Diack, James Frederick Diack, Shirley Ann Diack and Living.