5 Sams - RIP

[maddog]

RIP 5 Sams. Sorry to hear this. Sympathies with his family.

Very sorry to hear that. RIP

[The Gs Man]

Very sad news.  RIP 5Sams

[Dire Ear]

R.I.P. 5 Sams-- condolences to his family and friends.  Seemed to be a strong character

[ziggysego]

Terrible news. 5 Sams will be sadly missed here. Thoughts and prayers for his family and friends. RIP Paddy.

[Orior]

Can someone print off the relevant pages of this thread and pass to a family member of 5 Sams?

[ziggy90]

RIP 5 Sams.

[Rufus T Firefly]

Can someone print off the relevant pages of this thread and pass to a family member of 5 Sams?

I'll be honest, it had crossed my mind that someone of the standing of 5 Sams should have had his own thread in as prominent a place as possible. Would it be possible to do that and move the messages of condolence?

[Gaaboardmod3]

Rufus mentioned on the Death Notices Thread, that we should ideally have our own thread for 5 Sams, who was obviously one of our longest standing posters. It's a terrible tragedy for his family, and a loss to all of us in the GAABoard community. Many of us have never met 5 Sams, but he always was one of the best posters on this board, and by all accounts a lovely man in real life, according to the people who did know him. A proud Down man, and a lover of his football.

I'll leave this thread here so people can post their thoughts, and I will update it with funeral arrangements in case anyone is up around the Newry/Ballyholland area and wants to attend. I believe the arrangements are not finalised yet.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

[GaillimhIarthair]

That's terribly sad news.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

[Newbridge Exile]

Condolences to his family RIP

[Maximus Marillius]

been a member since 2006, haven't posted nor been reading in a while, for some reason I decided to pop in today and found this....RIP 5 Sams

[haranguerer]

Thats made me sad. RIP 5 Sams, you always came across as a gentleman

[Asal Mor]

When I moved back from China to Ireland and my wife and daughter were still there, awaiting visas , passports etc, there was a problem with my daughter's passport application and I needed a new form quickly but couldn't get one in the Republic as it's a form for non-Irish residents. I stuck a thread on here asking for help from the northern posters and Paddy/5 Sams was the first to reply. Told me to to pm my address and he posted the form the next morning. A small but very kind and very important favor that I'll always remember. I never met the man but he seemed a real gent. I'd been thinking lately that I must pm him again to wish him a Happy xmas and tell him how well my daughter is doing in Ireland. Rest in peace Paddy.

[easytiger95]

Rest in peace 5 Sams

[gortnaleck]

R.I.P.5 Sam's and sincere sympathy to family