Ronan King, from Lurgan, died in a two vehicle collision in Pettigo, Co Donegal, on Sunday afternoon
The grieving mum of a young man killed in a crash in Co Donegal at the weekend has asked mourners to wear her son’s favourite football tops to his funeral.
The funeral of Lurgan man Ronan King will take place on Friday and his mum Paula McCaffrey has asked those attending to wear tops of Armagh, Celtic and Liverpool.
Sharing the funeral notice, she wrote: “Anyone attending my Ronan’s funeral on Friday, feel free to wear his football tops Armagh Celtic and Liverpool.”
A funeral notice posted online describes Ronan as the beloved son of Gerard King and Paula McCaffrey, and much loved brother of Callum and Jamie, loving grandson of Sean and Sheila McCaffrey and late John and Mary King, and loving boyfriend of Lucy.
Ronan’s remains will be reposing at his grandparents home on Wednesday and Thursday from 12noon until 10pm where family and friends will be welcome to call and pay their respects.
His remains will leave the property on Friday at 9.30am and travel to St Paul’s Church for 10am Requiem Mass with burial afterwards in St Colman’s Cemetery.
In a tribute on social media, Ronan’s loving brother Callum shared: “My big brother, I love you so so much and I’m gonna miss you dearly for the rest of my life. Thank you for being here for me and the family. Rest In peace.”
His other brother penned: “Rest in peace to my eldest brother Ronan King he was one of the most gentle souls in this world and was taken away from it far far too soon we all will miss you dearly and love you so so much.”
Emergency services were called to the collision involving a car and 4×4 vehicle on the R232 at Fincashel, Pettigo, Co Donegal on Sunday, August 2, at around 2:45pm.
Ronan, the driver of the car, was pronounced deceased at the scene. His body has been taken to the mortuary at University Hospital Letterkenny.
A passenger in the car, a female in her 20s, was transported to hospital with serious injuries. The driver and sole occupant of the second vehicle, a male in his 60s, was also brought to hospital for assessment.
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