Donald John Daws (Don) - Thomastown Parish

The death has taken place of Donald John Daws (Don) Clossgregg House, Clossgregg, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny and formerly of Acton, London, at St Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny, 10th February 2021.

Sadly missed by his wife Breda, son Patrick, daughter Christine, brother Duncan, grandchildren Rupert and Tilly, sister in law Wendy, Many cousins, nieces and nephews, many friends and good neighbours.

Burial and a celebration of Don’s life will take place at 12 noon on Monday, 15th February, in St Mary’s New Cemetery, Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny.

A man of many hobbies, photography, working on cars, music, his e-bike. Always enjoyed a good laugh and will be missed by those who knew him.

MAY DON REST IN PEACE

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Reflection

It is my desire that, in this our time, by acknowledging the dignity of each human person, we can contribute to the rebirth of a universal aspiration to fraternity. Fraternity between all men and women. “Here we have a splendid secret that shows us how to dream and to turn our life into a wonderful adventure. No one can face life in isolation. … We need a community that supports and helps us, in which we can help one another to keep looking ahead. How important it is to dream together.
… By ourselves, we risk seeing mirages, things that are not there. Dreams, on the other hand, are built together.” Let us dream, then, as a single human family, as fellow travellers sharing the same flesh, as children of the same earth which is our common home, each of us bringing the richness of his or her beliefs and convictions, each of us with his or her own voice, brothers and sisters all.
Fratelli Tutti: Encyclical On Fraternity and Social Friendship
Pope Francis