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Dear Michael was a generous and loyal friend and is much missed. Grace

Dear Michael was a loyal generous friend and much missed.

Forever in our hearts. A kind and generous man, so greatly missed.

Please excuse me: Was this James Brennan in Belvedere graduating in 1976?

So very sad to hear of Rachel's passing and my deepest condolences to Nigel and Max. Her bubbly personality and infectious smile will be remembered by everyone who knew her, May she Rest in Peace.

Miss you very much Michael!

Thinking of you today, dear Paolo, with love from us both.

Michael was my neighbour and friend. He was kind and dependable. He had a fine mind and a wry sense of humour. Missed by us, he will be cherished by all the people he meets on the other side.

It's been a year now, but it still hurts so much. Extremely caring person who would always listen to you and do his best to help, a mensch. Miss you, Michael!

I miss him dearly!

Michael helped us tremendously during the coronavirus, gave us tremendous support and guidance, and is one of the reasons we are still here today.

I can't believe that you're gone

He will always be missed by those who loved him.

Michael is truly missed by us all.

A dear friend; greatly missed

I knew Michael well and your article describes his kindness and generosity well. I would add to that his lovely sense of humour as well as his intellect and erudition.

Deepest sympathies to Meryl and the St Lawrence family on the very sad passing of Christopher. He was a great man. May he rest in peace

A colleague and a friend to my family in the USA over many years, especially while he was assigned to the Columban Promotion House in Quincy, Massachusetts, Father Michael Dodd entered into the Paschal Mystery yesterday morning in Ireland. I visited him in our Dalgan Park facility there a little over a month ago, while accompanying my sisters on a trip in Ireland, and met his sister. He had given his car over to a homeless shelter just the previous day, and was already in hospice care, but alert and clear of mind, recognizing me immediately. Indeed, I had no idea of his state of health before coming by to see him, and Father Mike was the only person in our community of retired mission priests in Dalgan Park that I had advised of my visit beforehand! "You're welcome anytime," he had written on my Facebook messenger app, making no mention of his condition. It was a good statement about his character--I felt welcomed anytime to see him and talk away, throughout the time I knew him, whether in the Office of Justice and Peace that I would visit in Washington, D.C., or in Quincy, or in any of the other places in the Columban world that we would run into each other. He asked me to preach at my first Mission Appeal assignment at a parish on Cape Cod for a weekend, and congratulated me on the response we got there. He contracted my father, who worked for an ecological service for a time, to remove an underground heating oil storage unit on the Quincy property, as well as to dispose of asbestos insulation on the hot-water pipes there, and admired my parents greatly. I'm looking forward to hearing him say once more, "You're welcome anytime," as we rejoice in the victory of New Life together, there in the place that is being prepared for us by Christ.

Condolences to the O’Connell family. We are saddened to hear of Liam’s passing. Although we never knew Liam, we are friends of his brother Kevin and family in Wellington. We are thinking of you all at this difficult time.

I knew Liam since university, had some great times with him and Heidi, and am very sorry he's gone. Godspeed

I am so saddened by Brinsley's death. We spoke in May and planned to visit in June and then I never heard from him so assumed the worst. He was a dear soul and always so positive and kind; and what a great partner he was to Carleton. We visited many times in Ireland, Palm Beach, and Savannah and his spirit will live on in me, with Carleton's, in the kindness and positivity I can lend others as he did to me and so many. Love to his family and especially his sister Linda for looking after him.

I watch out for this anniversary notice every November. Can’t believe your dad is gone 35 years, and your mum 13. Oh to turn the clock back ….

Rest in Peace Uncle George, May Giod comfort you and grant you eternal peace

Remembering you on your birthday Colman, 5th of November. Rest in Peace and God be with you. Love and fond memories, Justin.