RIP: Tributes paid to Leitrim woman who was ‘so kind to everyone’
Philomena (Phil) Egan (née Lynch) has been remembered as a ‘wonderful friend’ and a ‘brilliant nurse’ following her passing on Tuesday, October 20.
Tributes are being paid following the sudden passing of a Leitrim woman who has been described in online condolences as “a wonderful friend.”
Philomena (Phil) Egan (née Lynch) of Corrabeagh, Foxfield, Fenagh passed away suddenly but peacefully, surrounded by her loving family and in the great care of the staff at Sligo University Hospital, on Tuesday, October 20.
Phil is predeceased by her beloved husband Pat and her brothers Tom, Joe and Dominic. She will be sadly missed and forever remembered by her loving children Marian (Ciarán), Enda (Frances), Edel (Gary) and Linda; her adored grandchildren Caiden, Ella, Kayla, Darragh, Leah, Laoise, Aobha, Róisín and Grace; her sisters Marie, Agnes and Maryann; brother Martin; brothers-in-law Tommy and Charlie; sisters-in-law Teresa and Kay; nieces and nephews; extended family; relatives; neighbours and her large circle of friends.
Tributes left on RIP.ie have fondly remembered Phil, with one person describing her as “such a lady, very gentle, graceful and always trying to see the positive side of life.”
Another paid tribute to her nursing career, writing: “She was a great lady and a great nurse. May you be rewarded in heaven Phil for the care and kindness you gave to the ladies you nursed on Sheemore Ward.”
One person who worked alongside Phil recalled: “I had the total pleasure of working alongside her for many years in St Patrick’s Hospital and she was so kind to everyone, staff and clients and to add a trojan worker.”
Others remembered Phil as “a great friend” and “a wonderful lady.”
Funeral Mass for Phil took place on Friday, October 23, at St Mary’s Church in Foxfield.
A further tribute highlighted her time working as a nurse in Sligo, reading: “I had the pleasure of working and living with Phil when we worked together in Sligo Hospital many moons ago she was a brilliant nurse and colleague.”
Another person shared: “She was a lovely lady to meet and have a chat with and have fond memories of her and her beloved Pat reunited together.”