We have so many great memories of Lisa.. she was a second mum to my daughter
Celebrity lawyer & child mourn his ‘wonderful’ former partner
CELEBRITY lawyer Gerald Kean has revealed the impact the death of his ex-fiancee Lisa Murphy has had on his daughter, stating: “She has lost her second mum.”
Kean has described the passing of former model Lisa after a battle with cancer as devastating for all those who knew and loved her.
Lisa will be laid to rest on Tuesday following her death at the age of just 51.
Kean, 67, who was in a relationship with Lisa between 2006 and 2016, said his daughter is distraught.
He said: “My daughter Kirsten is so upset, she was very close to Lisa.
“She formed a very important part of my life and my daughter’s life. “She shaped Kirsten’s life. Kirsten was quite young growing up and Lisa was a wonderful lady. “When somebody is in your life from the age of nine to 18, it’s a very important formative part of your life. “She was like a second mum and somebody to look up to. “You couldn’t count the amount of time they spent together, they spoiled each other, shopping together. “Lisa was a second mum to her. We’ll be at the service on Tuesday. “Kids looked up to her hugely, her charisma.” Kean said nobody could have a bad word to say about Lisa.
He added: “She had so many great characteristics, you couldn’t criticise her.
“She would never say anything bad about anybody and nothing got her down.
“She would look on the bright side of everything and was very thoughtful and giving of her time.
“She was as close to perfect as you could get, we had many great memories together. I was so saddened to hear the news.
“She was a real lady, anybody would be impressed with her.”
Kean admitted her loss and other recent deaths has him thinking about his own mortality.
He said: “I’m at a stage in my life when you look at so many great friends dying.
“I was very close to Gerry Ryan and Pat Rocca. That was a lot and now with Christy Dignam gone and Sinead [O’connor] and now Lisa it brings home the message to love every day because you don’t know when it’s going to end.
“I think of the great times we had together, I have to remember the lovely times we had together.
“We parted amicably, we didn’t get involved in public spats, we don’t do that. “She’s a fabulous woman, always was and will be, God bless her, God rest her.
“Lisa would want us to enjoy every day, do good and bring good.”
She was as close to perfect as you could get. She was a real lady