TRIBUTE PAID TO CHARITY WORK OF GRIEVING FAMILY
Tribute paid to charity work of grieving family
By Nevin Farrell
TRIBUTE was paid yesterday to the charitable work carried out by a family which lost a son in the Omagh tragedy.
Gareth Conway (18), from Carrickmore, died in Saturday's massacre. His family circle often tried to help alleviate the suffering of others in conflict zones around the world.
Reggie Donnelly of the Shepherd Foundation in Belfast, which is currently sending aid to Albania, said the Conway family's charity efforts were legendary.
He said: "They have done so much for others who have suffered around the world but now they are suffering."
"The Conway family, including Gareth's father Mickey, from the Carrickmore and Loughmacrory areas, helped to put up posters for
our appeals in the villages around Omagh and in Omagh itself by going round shops, clubs and bars," said Mr Donnelly, whose group has also being sending aid to Bosnia.
He added that Mickey's twin brother, Vincent, from Loughmacrory, had helped to store items collected in the area in a shed.
Mr Donnelly said aid collected around the town was destined to go out to Albania this week.
"A lorry-load of food and clothing had been sent from Omagh the week before the bomb. Most shops in the street where the bomb was had our posters up," said Mr Donnelly.
"The people of Omagh have always been very generous. Last Christmas, there was a real cross-community effort in the town to help our campaign. Omagh has always been one of our strongest collection areas," he added.
By Nevin Farrell
TRIBUTE was paid yesterday to the charitable work carried out by a family which lost a son in the Omagh tragedy.
Gareth Conway (18), from Carrickmore, died in Saturday's massacre. His family circle often tried to help alleviate the suffering of others in conflict zones around the world.
Reggie Donnelly of the Shepherd Foundation in Belfast, which is currently sending aid to Albania, said the Conway family's charity efforts were legendary.
He said: "They have done so much for others who have suffered around the world but now they are suffering."
"The Conway family, including Gareth's father Mickey, from the Carrickmore and Loughmacrory areas, helped to put up posters for
our appeals in the villages around Omagh and in Omagh itself by going round shops, clubs and bars," said Mr Donnelly, whose group has also being sending aid to Bosnia.
He added that Mickey's twin brother, Vincent, from Loughmacrory, had helped to store items collected in the area in a shed.
Mr Donnelly said aid collected around the town was destined to go out to Albania this week.
"A lorry-load of food and clothing had been sent from Omagh the week before the bomb. Most shops in the street where the bomb was had our posters up," said Mr Donnelly.
"The people of Omagh have always been very generous. Last Christmas, there was a real cross-community effort in the town to help our campaign. Omagh has always been one of our strongest collection areas," he added.
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Publisher: THE IRISH NEWS
Ref: IN/0079
Published Date: 19-Aug-98
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