Bereaved family donates nearly £35,000 to Altnagelvin in memory of beloved father and husband

The Maguire family have recently donated an incredible £34,326.84 to the Radiotherapy and Sperrin Units at Altnagelvin Hospital.

The funds were raised from a memorial tractor run in memory of Eamon Maguire, from Derrylin, Co Fermanagh and donated in appreciation of the care given to Eamon by Radiotherapy and Sperrin Unit staff.

Eamon sadly passed away aged just 54 on January 26 of this year.

Eamon’s wife Sinead and children, Patrick, Ciarrai and Chloe made the presentation to Rory Porteous, Radiotherapy; Dr Brady, Consultant Oncologist; Roisin Roddy and Annie Crossan, Clinical Nurse Specialists. 

Speaking to Derry News, Eamon's wife, Sinead said: "We would like to thank each and everyone who came out to support us on the day from near and far. 

"We would like to thank Dr Darren Brady and his clinical and medical staff who gave Eamon the highest standard of care over the four years, we cannot thank them enough."

Sinead said that Eamon loved farming and his kids and never complained; he "just got on with it." 

The family held the tractor run in his memory in August of this year, with an incredible 309 tractors taking part.

Sinead added: "He was a farmer all his life. We thought a tractor run in his memory would be a fitting tribute to a man we love and miss so very much."