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Tragic death of local pensioner
07.09.10
by Linda McGrory
THE funeral took place this week of an elderly man
who died during tree-felling work at his home. Paddy
Havlin (74) died as a relative felled mature trees
for him in the driveway of his home at Clar,
Redcastle, around 7.45pm last Friday. |
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Emergency services
including fire-fighters, ambulance personnel and
Gardai responded but efforts to resuscitate the
victim were unsuccessful. The widowed father-of-five
was pronounced dead at the scene at 8.45pm. Mr
Havlin had lived alone since his wife died around
eleven years ago. He had been unwell in recent times
and was a regular at the HSE day care centre in
Moville. Fr Anthony Mailey, who knew the victim well
and who officiated at Monday’s requiem mass, said
the man’s family were devastated by the events.
"This was a very tragic accident. Paddy was a
modest, good-humoured man who was enjoying the
autumn of his life. |
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The late Paddy Havlin |
His family have been left
terribly shocked by this sudden and sad loss," said
Fr Mailey.
Gardai in Moville are investigating the accident. |
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