POSTAL PLEA TO SAVE OMAGH HOSPITAL
Postal plea to save Omagh hospital
By Janet Devlin
THE husband of a victim of the Omagh bombing is stepping up his battle to prevent the closure of the town's hospital with a worldwide 50,000 postcard campaign.
Lawrence Rush, whose wife Libby died in the massacre, has sent the cards - addressed to Tony Blair. Bill Clinton or Mo Mowlam - all round the globe.
"I'm asking people to bombard Clinton, Blair and Mowlam with these postcards so they know just how strongly people feel," said Mr Rush (58).
"The town hospital has been there 200 years and now is in imminent danger of being severely downgraded or closed altogether.
'God knows what would have happened if it had been closed the awful day the bomb went off or how many more people would died."
Save the Hospital supporters are asked to add a message to their signature and a stamp, then pop it in the post box for delivery to the addressee.
Mr Rush, who had been married nearly 40 years when his wife died in the atrocity, has vowed to secure the future of Tyrone County Hospital as a living memorial to all 29 victims.
"We want to save this hospital, not just as a memorial to the victims and survivors, but as a gift to our children and future generations.
By Janet Devlin
THE husband of a victim of the Omagh bombing is stepping up his battle to prevent the closure of the town's hospital with a worldwide 50,000 postcard campaign.
Lawrence Rush, whose wife Libby died in the massacre, has sent the cards - addressed to Tony Blair. Bill Clinton or Mo Mowlam - all round the globe.
"I'm asking people to bombard Clinton, Blair and Mowlam with these postcards so they know just how strongly people feel," said Mr Rush (58).
"The town hospital has been there 200 years and now is in imminent danger of being severely downgraded or closed altogether.
'God knows what would have happened if it had been closed the awful day the bomb went off or how many more people would died."
Save the Hospital supporters are asked to add a message to their signature and a stamp, then pop it in the post box for delivery to the addressee.
Mr Rush, who had been married nearly 40 years when his wife died in the atrocity, has vowed to secure the future of Tyrone County Hospital as a living memorial to all 29 victims.
"We want to save this hospital, not just as a memorial to the victims and survivors, but as a gift to our children and future generations.
Further Information
Publisher: BELFAST TELEGRAPH
Ref: BT/0674
Published Date: 12-Nov-98
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