Jim Corr
Jim Corr has issued a thank you to the people of Dundalk on behalf of his family in the wake of the passing of their father, Gerry, last week.
The 82-year-old passed away in the Mater Hospital on Thursday April 9th, with his Funeral Mass taking place in the Holy Redeemer Church on Monday.
Writing on his Facebook page, the eldest of Gerry’s four children said:
“On behalf of myself and my sisters Sharon, Caroline and Andrea, we want to express our humble and heartfelt gratitude to everyone for their overwhelming love and support during the passing and funeral of our wonderful dad Gerry Corr. A special thanks to the wonderful people of our home town Dundalk, to our extended family, to our friends and neighbours, and to everyone for their lovely messages from all across the globe. It honestly has helped us so much!
“We feel blessed. After dad’s heart attack he briefly came back to full consciousness where we, his son and daughters were able to say to him what we needed. But he couldn’t remain in his broken body, and took his last breath a few days later surrounded and held by his loving children where he transitioned totally peacefully. For this we are eternally grateful!
“Others are not so lucky, a sudden death, and the chance for those left behind to say what they needed is lost, except in prayer. Repair those bridges, repair those bridges, sometimes we have to go more than half way, while our loved ones are still with us.
“I’m so proud of my sisters, I feel I have the best sisters in the world! They played and read beautifully at the funeral mass. I hope and believe my father was able in some spiritual capacity to view the funeral mass, and the outpouring of love and support shown to us, he would have been so proud and delighted!
“He’s no longer lonely, no longer not able to sleep properly, no longer frustrated with his ageing body, He went gently into that good night. I fully believe and I’m not just saying it, that he’s gone straight to what we call heaven, and is in bliss with his wife and our loving mum Jean and my brother Gerard by his side.
“Thank you to all the wonderful staff of the Mater hospital Dublin, to Dr Hugh McCann for going above and beyond, to Dr Ed Carton and angelic Alana for their care in ICU, to Dad’s doctor Shane Gleeson, to the ambulance crew who got to the house and hospital so quickly, to Gayle and my son Brandon who happened to be with dad when the ordeal started, to Kehoe’s funeral directors whom insured everything ran like clockwork, to Fr Paul Montague, Fr Brendan Kealy, Fr Malachy, and Fr Cusack for the wonderful service, to the musicians Brendan McCourt, Kevin Shields and Roddy McCollum who played their hearts out, and to An Garda Síochána for their escort to Dad’s final resting place,
“Thank you, thank you, thank you.
“Lot’s of love, Jim, Sharon, Caroline and Andrea xxxx
“God bless.”
