Father of four and retired teacher and farmer, Cal O’Keeffe, was pronounced dead in the Supervalu car park on Courthouse Road shortly after 11.15am last Friday
A 90 year-old man who was killed after he tried to push a woman out of the way of a moving vehicle in a car park in Fermoy, Co. Cork was remembered at his funeral today as a loving family man who made a huge contribution to his community.
READ MORE - Unborn baby girl is saved after 'beautiful' heavily pregnant mum is killed in 17 storey tower block fall She also thanked Fr Brian Boyle who performed the last rites on her father in the car park, the staff and management at Supervalu, members of the public who went to the aid of the injured and Ronayne’s Funeral Home.
Noelle said she and her siblings were hugely appreciative of the good start in life given to them by their loving parents Cal and Mary. She said that her father adored hurling and knew the names of GAA players going back 70 years making him a valuable addition to any pub quiz team. Mr O’Keeffe played in local hurling clubs and was part of the UCC team which won the Fitzgibbon Cup in 1957. He also promoted hurling in the schools in which he taught.
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