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My dad came home from the morgue and I was called in and told that Jackie had died.
On Tuesday, there were four coffins laid out in the church. One was that of Julie McDonnell, who was my football coach. One was of Caroline Carey, who I knew from Irish dancing. One was Michael Griffiths, who I knew through Jackie, and one was our Jackie. Years later I moved to England. This was really hard on my Mam and Dad. I went to live in Blackpool but came home that year for Christmas and saw that they missed me so I never went back. After going through so much trauma from losing children staying close felt like the most important thing.
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