LONE VOICE IN FIGHT FOR TRUTH AND JUSTICE
Lone voice in fight for truth and justice
BY MARK McKELVEY AND RYAN McALEER
TEN years on from the atrocity which claimed the life of his late wife Libby, Laurence Rush spoke to the Ulster Herald of the emptiness her death had left in his life.
Still struggling with the grief and pain that separated him from his soulmate for this first time in 39-years, Mr Rush remained deter-mined to continue the fight for truth and justice to allow his wife to finally rest in peace. Describing his emotions on the tenth anniversary of the Omagh bomb, he revealed, "I have been very sad and stressed out. It is a long wake. I am here on my own with thoughts of what would have been. The past is very much still in the present and hasn't moved on any ten years later.
"There is a wee space in this house and that absence has not been filled. I am determined to get peace and compassion for my wife's memory."
Still harbouring a deep anger for those responsible for his wife's murder, he remained steadfast in the efforts to find the truth about that day and bring the closure which would allow him to place a headstone on his wife's grave.
"I am my own person. I have a deep personal conflict and would definitely be a lone voice that has been heard strongly over the years. I am resolute that this will not finish after this weekend's anniversary. I will continue to fight for truth and justice. I have not put a gravestone on my wife's grave. That is an emotional decision as I have to see this through so my wife can rest in peace. I am sure she is resting in peace and probably doesn't agree with everything I do, but I am doing it for her and for my children and grandchildren."
BY MARK McKELVEY AND RYAN McALEER
TEN years on from the atrocity which claimed the life of his late wife Libby, Laurence Rush spoke to the Ulster Herald of the emptiness her death had left in his life.
Still struggling with the grief and pain that separated him from his soulmate for this first time in 39-years, Mr Rush remained deter-mined to continue the fight for truth and justice to allow his wife to finally rest in peace. Describing his emotions on the tenth anniversary of the Omagh bomb, he revealed, "I have been very sad and stressed out. It is a long wake. I am here on my own with thoughts of what would have been. The past is very much still in the present and hasn't moved on any ten years later.
"There is a wee space in this house and that absence has not been filled. I am determined to get peace and compassion for my wife's memory."
Still harbouring a deep anger for those responsible for his wife's murder, he remained steadfast in the efforts to find the truth about that day and bring the closure which would allow him to place a headstone on his wife's grave.
"I am my own person. I have a deep personal conflict and would definitely be a lone voice that has been heard strongly over the years. I am resolute that this will not finish after this weekend's anniversary. I will continue to fight for truth and justice. I have not put a gravestone on my wife's grave. That is an emotional decision as I have to see this through so my wife can rest in peace. I am sure she is resting in peace and probably doesn't agree with everything I do, but I am doing it for her and for my children and grandchildren."
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Publisher: ULSTER HERALD
Ref: UH/2042
Published Date: 08-Mar-12
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