TRIBUTE: Joseph Devlin

BALLYMENA & District Homing Pigeon Society have paid glowing tribute to one of their longest serving and most esteemed members, their Chairman, Joseph (Joe) Devlin, who passed away recently.
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Oct 2011, 13:29 BST

A truly dedicated member and great worker for the club, Joe had been preparing the usual setting up of the club for the Show season right up until his untimely death.

A painter and decorator by trade, Joe, who was unmarried, had lived for a time in both Randalstown and Kells before moving to Ballymena where he resided on the Toome Road.

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He kept a small team of birds himself and hardly a season passed when he did not win a few races.

Ballymena & District HPS secretary, Willie Reynolds recalled that Joe really enjoyed flying the birds right through to the longer distance races.

A good number of the fancy representing the local clubs attended Joe’s funeral last Saturday.

Following Requiem Mass he was buried at St MacNissi’s Church in Randalstown.

Joe will leave a big void at the Ballymena & Dist HPS and the officials and members extend their sincere sympathy to his sister Mary and family circle at this very sad time.

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