THE VICTIMS OF THE BOMB
The victims of the bomb
Compiled by Julie Toudic
Lorraine Wilson
Lorraine was 15 when she was killed in the Omagh bomb. The Omagh High School student had just finished her first week of summer work at her sister's cafe in the town and was doing volunteer work in the Oxfam shop which she did every Saturday. That evening she was looking
forward to a night out on the town to spend her first wage packet. A private service was held for her in the family home at Camowen bungalows and she was buried in the Cappagh Churchyard.
Samantha McFarland
Samantha (17) was working with Lorraine in the Oxfam shop when they were told to evacuate. They were best friends and it had been their ambition to travel the world together.
Her brother spoke at her funeral: "She can now travel with Lorraine wherever she wants, because the soul has no boundaries." Samantha had moved from Omagh High to Strabane Grammar where she was studying for her A-levels. She was half-way through the course but never got to sit her exams. Her funeral service was attended by hundreds at Lislimnaghan Parish Church at Mountjoy. She was cremated at Roselawn Crematorium.
Jolene Marlow
Jolene (17) was working in Omagh at the time of the bomb. She had a Saturday job in Pound Wizard and had arranged to meet her sister Nickie for lunch. They were eating in the Pink Elephant restaurant when they were told of the bomb scare and evacuated. Jolene, the oldest of five children, was due to receive her A-level results the following week. She had already received two offers to study physiotherapy at the University of Ulster. Sport was her passion and she was a member of St McCartan's football club and Eskra Emmets camogie team. Requiem Mass was said in St Patrick's Church in Eskra and she was buried in adjoining cemetery.
Brenda Logue
Brenda was 17-years-old when she died. The Father Dean Brian Maguire High School pupil had visited the city centre with her mother Mary and grandmother to do some shopping. Brenda lived in Loughmacrory Road near Carrickmore Harte Park, and played football for the local Loughmacrory ladies' team. Her love of football did not end there as she also played in goals for Co Tyrone ladies' minor football team. She had recently passed her driving test and was described by her family as "full of life". Requiem Mass was held in St Mary's Church and she was
buried in the cemetery close to St Teresa's GAA pitch.
Deborah Cartwright
Deborah was 20 years old when she was killed. She lived at Birchwood in Omagh and was a former pupil of Omagh High School. She died a week before her A-level results were sent to her home, having gained the results she needed to take her offer of a place at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her family described her as a "lovely, bubbly, beautiful girl".
A service was held in Omagh's St Columba's Church and the Reverend Ruth Adams said the policeman's daughter was full of "life, energy and talent".
Compiled by Julie Toudic
Lorraine Wilson
Lorraine was 15 when she was killed in the Omagh bomb. The Omagh High School student had just finished her first week of summer work at her sister's cafe in the town and was doing volunteer work in the Oxfam shop which she did every Saturday. That evening she was looking
forward to a night out on the town to spend her first wage packet. A private service was held for her in the family home at Camowen bungalows and she was buried in the Cappagh Churchyard.
Samantha McFarland
Samantha (17) was working with Lorraine in the Oxfam shop when they were told to evacuate. They were best friends and it had been their ambition to travel the world together.
Her brother spoke at her funeral: "She can now travel with Lorraine wherever she wants, because the soul has no boundaries." Samantha had moved from Omagh High to Strabane Grammar where she was studying for her A-levels. She was half-way through the course but never got to sit her exams. Her funeral service was attended by hundreds at Lislimnaghan Parish Church at Mountjoy. She was cremated at Roselawn Crematorium.
Jolene Marlow
Jolene (17) was working in Omagh at the time of the bomb. She had a Saturday job in Pound Wizard and had arranged to meet her sister Nickie for lunch. They were eating in the Pink Elephant restaurant when they were told of the bomb scare and evacuated. Jolene, the oldest of five children, was due to receive her A-level results the following week. She had already received two offers to study physiotherapy at the University of Ulster. Sport was her passion and she was a member of St McCartan's football club and Eskra Emmets camogie team. Requiem Mass was said in St Patrick's Church in Eskra and she was buried in adjoining cemetery.
Brenda Logue
Brenda was 17-years-old when she died. The Father Dean Brian Maguire High School pupil had visited the city centre with her mother Mary and grandmother to do some shopping. Brenda lived in Loughmacrory Road near Carrickmore Harte Park, and played football for the local Loughmacrory ladies' team. Her love of football did not end there as she also played in goals for Co Tyrone ladies' minor football team. She had recently passed her driving test and was described by her family as "full of life". Requiem Mass was held in St Mary's Church and she was
buried in the cemetery close to St Teresa's GAA pitch.
Deborah Cartwright
Deborah was 20 years old when she was killed. She lived at Birchwood in Omagh and was a former pupil of Omagh High School. She died a week before her A-level results were sent to her home, having gained the results she needed to take her offer of a place at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her family described her as a "lovely, bubbly, beautiful girl".
A service was held in Omagh's St Columba's Church and the Reverend Ruth Adams said the policeman's daughter was full of "life, energy and talent".
Further Information
Publisher: THE IRISH NEWS
Ref: IN/0296
Published Date: 09-Aug-99
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