MONAGHAN, John

MONAGHAN, John - Professor John Monaghan (Leixlip, Co. Kildare) formerly of the Dept. of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering TCD, DIT Bolton St, IEI, National Vice President of Society of St Vincent De Paul, Men Against Cancer, Irish Cancer Society. On the First Anniversary of John's passing (January 14, 2018). We Johns' family; his wife Catherine, his children Ciara, Caitriona and Conor, their partners and John's beloved grandchildren, fondly remember a loving husband, fabulous Dad and Grandad. We wish to thank President Michael. D. Higgins for attending John's funeral and sympathising with us. We thank Fr. John McNamara P.P. and Fr. Michael Hurley and all the team in the Parish of Our Lady's Nativity Leixlip for the beautiful celebration of John's life. We sincerely thank everyone who sympathised with us at the time of John's passing. We express sincere gratitude to our family and our friends, for their kind words, thoughtful actions and support during the later stages of John's illness and throughout this difficult year. At this time we remember and thank all the medical staff who cared for John in St. Elizabeth's Ward in the Mater Private Hospital, and St. Gabriel's Ward in Our Lady's Hospice, Harold's Cross. We know that John is missed not just by his family but also his many friends and colleagues. John will be remembered at a special Mass for family and friends this (Saturday) afternoon at 3.00pm in Our Lady's Nativity Church, Leixlip and again on Monday, January 14, at 9.30 Mass.