Liam’ s life work will live on around town
MAYOR of Drogheda Frank Godfrey has paid tribute to an old friend, the late Liam Wilson who passed away last week.
A member of the Defenders of Drogheda’s Heritage and a great campaigner who had a strong love of his home town, Liam was a respected painter and sign writer as the mayor remarked, ‘Liam’s mark has been left on the town and will always be there for us to see and enjoy.’
Liam, who was on the committee that secured the Joey Maher statue by the banks of the Boyne, was known far and wide for his work.
He was a big sports fan, loved GAA and handball and racing and attended many meetings down the years.
‘People were shocked by his passing and I have to send my deepest sympathy to his family and friends at this time,’ the mayor remarked.
‘Liam was a wonderful man to have as part of a team on the projects we carried out around the area. He will be missed.’
Liam was a fifth generation craftsman.
His wonderful work, Irish quotations painted onto the walls of the main bar, also left a mark with many who visited the Central Bar on Peter Street down the years.
The Maple Drive man is sadly missed by his brothers Albert and James, sisters Geraldine, Rosario, Nuala, Brenda and Fiona, his brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends.
His funeral was on Friday to the Dominican Church with burial afterwards in Calvary Cemetery.