Mourners gathered to pay their final respects to Jason 'Jay' Hallahan, a delivery driver who tragically died in a car accident in Kildare.
The Liverpool FC anthem You'll Never Walk Alone was played as mourners at a service for a delivery driver who died when he accidentally reversed his car into the Grand Canal in Kildare shortly before Christmas touched his coffin and said their last goodbyes on Monday afternoon. Father of one Jason ‘Jay’ Hallahan of Prosperous, Co Kildare and late of Clondalkin in Dublin died on December 22 following an accident at Grangeclare West in Kilmeague.
Mr Hallahan, who was in his forties, had just dropped off a delivery of food when the accident happened at around 8pm. He was pronounced dead at the scene. A celebration of life at Newlands Cross Crematorium Chapel in Dublin on Monday heard that Jay had a keen interest in space and had a star named after his daughter Evelyn in the days prior to his death. The Coldplay song, A Sky Full of Stars, also featured in the service. Jay’s partner Sharon said that their daughter, Evelyn, was the great joy of his life. “Everyone who knew Jay knew that the one thing he was truly fond of was Evelyn. He deeply loved and adored you Evelyn. He would do anything for you Evelyn and he was the most wonderful Dad to you,' she said. 'He would drive at the drop of a hat to be there for you and me if ever we needed him. He was bursting with pride each time he saw you competing in gymnastics. So much so that he would have tears rolling down his face. He taught you how to hit a golf ball and was so proud when you got a hole in one. 'We promise to keep his memory alive and, like Daddy, be there whenever you need it. We will be your light and guide you home.” Martin, an uncle of the deceased, said that Jay was “much loved” and 'always did his family proud”
DELIVERY DRIVER FATAL ACCIDENT FAMILY MOURNING LAST GOODBYES Kildare
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