Tears flow at funeral of pier tragedy victim Christopher Stokes
A priest at the funeral of the eldest of the three teenagers who lost their lives when their car entered the river Corrib in Galway said that a parent should never have to bury one of their children.
Fr Blade, who concelebrated the mass with Bishop of Galway Michael Duignan and Ballinfoyle parish priest Fr Tony Horgan, said it was unnatural for a parent to have to bury a child. Fr Blade, a former parish priest in Ballinfoyle, expressed sympathy to his parents Anthony and Kate, his brothers Michael, Tommy, Tony, and Martin, and his sisters Annalise, Nicole, Geraldine, Katlyn, and Lucy.
“Christopher liked all kinds of music … rave, rock and Irish music. He also enjoyed dancing and he was a fan of the Chelsea football club. His older brother Michael said that Christopher and the other two victims of the accident would never be forgotten.
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