JAMES Fisher, the man fatally injured in a car crash just outside of Larrimah on Monday morning, has been remembered by those closest to him as a man “full of kindness” with a “caring, gentle soul”.

But as loved ones mourn his loss, they are calling for the public to keep an eye out for his missing dalmatian, Molly, who survived the crash and is yet to be located.

Mr Fisher, 30, was driving from Darwin to Cairns to start a new life with his partner and was travelling with his beloved dog, Molly, who was unable to fly due to a broken leg.

Molly has a pink cast on her right leg, black ears and a high concentration of black spots around her eyes.

Mr Fisher’s sister, Lisa Dent, said finding Molly and getting her home to Cairns is exactly what James would have wanted.

“That dog meant so much to him,” Ms Dent said.

“Police didn’t even know there was a dog in the car.

“She survived somehow, and has taken off.

“She’s a really friendly dog — a puppy, a year old if that, and she’s really kind of floppy and dopey.”

Mr Fisher grew up in Redcliffe, Queensland and attended Clontarf Beach State High School.

After moving to Darwin and working in the Navy for almost a decade, Mr Fisher worked as a marine mechanic before finding his calling in aged care.

The loss of Mr Fisher, a man with “a beautiful social conscience” who had just recently started his new career in aged-care support work, has devastated those close to him.

“There are no words,” Ms Dent said.

“For James, things had to be right in this world, and if they weren’t, he wanted to make them right,

“He always wanted to make his family proud — and we were so proud of him.

“He loved Molly so much and we’re just hoping we can find her and get her home.”