GORDON, Derek

GORDON, January 29, 2020 (Dalkey, Co. Dublin) Derek, beloved husband of Mary (deceased 2018) and adored father of Patricia, Colin, Ray, Alan and Maeve and Elizabeth and father figure to his much loved nephews Brian, Ivan, Dermot, Kevin and Henry. Peacefully after a short illness in his ninety-first year. Sadly missed by all his children, their partners, his many grandchildren, his nephews and nieces in Dublin and Australia and his cousins, sister-in-law and friends. Mass this (Monday) morning at 11.30am at the Church of the Assumption, Dalkey, Co. Dublin followed by burial in Shanganagh Cemetery. Family flowers only “That’s all we have – the love we have for each other” Derek to one of his children during a hospital stay in May 2019