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Laid to rest side-by-side
05.05.09
CRASH victims Gary McLaughlin, 21 and his friend
Darren Downey, 19, will poignantly be laid to rest
side-by-side in adjoining graves following a joint
funeral Mass in Burt tomorrow. The local community
turned out last night in large numbers for the
removal of the remains of the young GAA players who
died in an horrific accident in the early hours of
Sunday morning in Newtown.
Local priest Fr Michael Porter described the sorrow
and sense of loss in the parish. "Gary and Darren
were two well known and well liked young men from
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The communities here in
Burt and in Newtown are heartbroken at the tragedy
of their deaths," he said. Gary McLaughlin's remains
are reposing at his late residence in Ballymoney,
Burt. Darren's remains are reposing at his late
residence, 476 Pound Cottages, Burt. A large
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mourners in Burt for the funeral.
Funeral will leave Gary's home at 10.15am and
Darren's home at 10.30am on Wednesday going to St
Aengus Church, Burt, for 11am Requiem Mass. The
friends will be laid to rest afterwards in Burt
Cemetery. Previous story
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