James was preceded in death by his cherished daughter Gráinne and his granddaughter Alana.
He will be deeply missed and warmly remembered by his devoted wife Rita, beloved daughter Geraldine, dear sons Paul, Seamus, Damian, and Karol, adored grandchildren, sons-in-law Gerry and Tom, daughters-in-law Racheal, Patsy, Susan, and Denise, sisters Bernie and Jean, brothers Gerald, Bobby, Patsy, Danny, and Harry, nieces, nephews, relatives, neighbors, and numerous friends.
May James find eternal peace.
Visitation will be held at his residence {N91 CF29} on Tuesday from 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm, followed by a removal to the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Coole, arriving at 7 pm.
A Requiem Mass for James will take place on Wednesday at 2.30 pm and can be viewed at the following link: [link to the livestream].
Afterwards, he will be laid to rest in Whitehall Cemetery, Castlepollard.
In lieu of flowers, the family kindly requests donations to be made to the North Westmeath Hospice.
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