Tom Lillis

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Tom Lillis

Postby jd » Sat May 14, 2016 12:34 pm

Tom passed away in Portugal last night. Tom was a gent, and a great ambassador for Sea Angling. He was previously Chairman of the IFSA and the Angling Council of Ireland. On a personal level he gave Kieran and myself great encouragement to start Sea Angling Ireland SAC. He will be missed by many, many people, both in Ireland and abroad. Condolences to his family and friends. May he Rest in Peace.
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Re: Tom Lillis

Postby rushnaldo » Sat May 14, 2016 1:14 pm

R.I.P Tom
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Postby donal domeney » Sat May 14, 2016 6:45 pm

R.I.P Sir
Boat species '15 (31) Shore species (21) Total species 40 Specimen: (B) Bluemouth .92kg,(B) Spotted ray 6lb,(S) Painted ray 12.4lb
Boat species '16 (30) Shore species (17) Total species 36
Boat species '17 (35) Shore species (22) Total species 37 Specimen: (B) Bluemouth, (S) Flounder
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Postby mickser » Sun May 15, 2016 6:07 pm

I only met him the once at an A.G.M of the I.F.S A. but he left a lasting impression on me that has made my fishing much more pleasurable .He will be sadly missed R.I.P.
I have not fished in two years hoping to change that this year with anything ?
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Re: Tom Lillis

Postby kieran » Mon May 16, 2016 9:10 am

JD

Only just found my phone, sorry, very sorry to hear of his passing. We'll post details here should anyone wants to pay respects...

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Postby paddyc » Mon May 16, 2016 4:52 pm

Sad news indeed, I knew Tom for many years, a gentelman. RIP
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Re: Tom Lillis

Postby jd » Thu May 19, 2016 2:15 pm

The funeral will take place at 10am Saturday, further details will be on http://www.rip.ie later today.
https://rip.ie/showdn.php?dn=288531/Tom ... arf/Dublin

Reposing Friday at Jennings Funeral Home, Oscar Traynor... Road, Coolock from 5pm to 7pm, and afterwards at his residence for family and friends viewing only.

Removal Saturday to St John The Baptist Church, Clontarf arriving for 10am Funeral Mass, followed by cremation at Glasnevin Crematorium.

No flowers please, donations, if desired, to St Francis Hospice, Raheny.
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