Francis Paul Malone R.I.P. | Ferrybank and Slieverue Parishes

Francis Paul Malone,

Ard Daire, Ferrybank, Waterford and late of the A Company 35th Battalion of the Irish Defence forces

Who died on Monday 18th November 2024. Aged 82 years.

Predeceased by his parents Charles and Kathleen, brothers George and Maurice, sister Kathleen and his 1st wife Nuala.

Proudly remembered as an IUNVA member and one of the last remaining members of the Jadotville encounter in the Congo peacekeeping mission 1961

Paul will be reposing in Power’s Funeral Home, Ferrybank on Wednesday, 20th November, from 5pm followed by removal at 6.30pm to The Sacred Heart Church, Ferrybank, Paul’s Requiem Mass will take place on Thursday, 21st November, at 10am after which Paul will be laid to rest in the adjoining cemetery.

MAY PAUL REST IN PEACE

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Reflection

In an era marked by strong currents of secularisation, materialism and individualism, when many people have pushed God to the margins of life, if they haven’t forgotten about Him entirely, Christians can be tempted to lose hope and retreat into a holy huddle... In the midst of such rapid change, some may be tempted to lose heart.
But to despair would be a response that would fly in the face of the Gospel. Christian hope speaks into these difficult contexts. (Bishop Niall Coll)