He devoted much of his life to the sounds and the magic of song. He played many instruments and the chances are, if he had the opportunity, he would have learned how to play the trumpet too, like the angels. In death, life is not ended but changed. The music of heaven that awaits the faithful departed is there for Tommy too. This is our great hope as Christians," said Fr Hartnett.
It is understood that Tommy Connors, aged in his 40s and from Letterkenny, died after a fall from a shed roof. The tragedy happened during the Status Red weather warning around 4.15pm yesterday afternoon. It is understood that Mr Connors died at the scene of the incident at a domestic dwelling house. His body was then removed to the morgue at Letterkenny University Hospital, where a post mortem examination will be carried out in due course.
Jay fell at a particularly dangerous area in difficult terrain. He fell approximately 20 to 25 metres, suffering skull fractures and brain trauma from which he would have died instantaneously.
Beneath a china cabinet in Meshea Ingram's Georgia home rests a single yellow alphabet block, a simple but symbolic reminder of her late son, Briggs. "He was my sunshine," Ingram recalls, the vivid memories of his bright blonde hair and affectionate hugs lingering in her heart. The block remains untouched, a poignant testament to her love and loss, encapsulating the sentiment that "some things stay right where they are, not because we forgot to move them, but because our hearts never will."