Bill (William) Kavanagh

I met Bill Kavanagh in London in the late 80's while working as a student in a practice near Ladbrook Grove. We were the two Irish people in the office, and on the receiving end of quite a bit of "banter", which would be considered wholly inappropriate these days, however we gave as good as we got. Bill often lobbing in well aimed comments in his typical affable way, that went under the radar, and were all the more enjoyable for that. I have an abiding memory of an incident where the very plummy office secretary suspected she was missing something, and took her revenge one day when Bill asked her for some 2H pencils. She made him stand in the middle of the office and demanded he pronounce the "atch" before she would give him the pencils. Bill went along with it with a wink to the room and very comically kept repeating "HHHAAAAAch" in as flat a Kilkenny accent as he could, until her face got redder and redder and she handed them to him. He sauntered off with a "top o' the mornin' to ye".
He was very kind, in addition to his great sense of fun and his many other talents and skills.
I am very sorry to hear of his passing, at so young an age, and give my deepest sympathies to Bill's wife and girls, and to his mother, extended family, and his wide circle of friends.

We send our sincerest condolences to Bill's family at this very sad time. We have fond memories of time spent with Bill and friends, when he was in West London, and when we came to Ireland, so so long ago. May Bill RIEP. Xxx

Sincere condolences to all of Bill's family. Always a pleasure to chat with in the office or when I met him on the commute. A very helpful person who brightened up the office whenever he was in. May he rest in peace.

My sincere condolences to all of Bill's family at this very sad time. I worked with Bill in the Planning and Building Unit. He was such a kind gentleman that loved his family dearly. May he Rest in Peace.

My sincere condolences to Geraldine, Leah, Aoife, Maeve, Áine and the extended Kavanagh and Mann families. We completed numerous projects together for the DOE not as Client / Contractor but as friends. He was the most competent Project Manager I have ever come across. It was always a pleasure to meet Bill for a coffee and to discuss the state of hurling /football and his beloved Kilclonfert GAA. May his kind and gentle soul rest in peace.

Deepest sympathies to Geraldine and all the family on Bill’s passing, RIP. Knew Bill growing up in Kilkenny and lived with him in London for a while . He was a smashing fella, gentleman and great craic. Rest easy now Bill.

Our sincere condolences to you Geraldine,the girls and extended family.

Our deepest sympathy to The Kavanagh family on Bill's sad passing. May he rest in peace

Dear Geraldine nd daughters extended Kavanagh nd Twomey family I was shocked to hear only today if the passing of Bill. We are soo sorry for the loss of this beautiful man martin nd I worked with him nd he was a pure gentleman brilliant at his job so professional so honest so empathetic helpful! Bill will be missed by family first and by the wider community for all he contributed to in his selfless knowledgeable way!! Our thoughts and prayers are with you nd family!! A gentle intelligent honourable man that’s gone too soon !! Ar dheis de go raibh a hanam dilis rip Bill sincere condolences to all.

Sincere condolences to Geraldine and all the family on the very sad passing of Bill. May he rest in peace.

My sincere condolences to Geraldine, Leah, Aoife, Maeve, Áine and the extended Kavanagh and Mann families. I had the great pleasure to work with Bill for many years in the DoE. He was a real "can do" person and with his great sense of fun and work ethic, he made work a very productive and pleasant environment. He has left a great legacy and will be hugely missed. May his kind and gentle soul rest in peace.

Geraldine and girls, I am truly shocked and saddened to hear about the loss of Bill, he made many a train journey shorter years ago. May his soul RIP all my thoughts are with you Geraldine

Deepest sympathy to the Kavanagh family on the passing of Bill. May he rest in peace.

Deepest Sympathy to The Mann and Kavanagh Families on the very sad passing of Bill RIP

Sincere condolences to Geraldine, all the Mann family & the Kavanagh family on the sad passing of Bill. May he rest in peace .

Sending our deepest sympathies to Geraldine and girls, at this very difficult time. May Bill Rest in Peace.

I was so sorry and saddened to hear of Bills passing.Bill was generous with his time and went beyond to help with getting projects over the line. He will be missed. I would like to offer my deepest sympathy to the Kavanagh family. I’m sure Bill will continue to look after you all.

Deepest sympathies to Geraldine and all the family on the passing of your dear Bill. He was always such a great chat and a genuinely nice person. May Bill rest in heavenly peace. Thinking of you at this sad and difficult time.

The members of Rahan CCÉ wish to extend their sincere sympathy to Geraldine and Family on the sad passing of your beloved Bill. Thinking of you all at this time of great sadness and loss.Fear uasal amach is amach.Go ndéana Dia trócaire ar a anam álainn.

Sincere sympathy to the Kavanagh and Mann families , Bill was a great character and colleague, he will be missed by many. Thinking of Geraldine and his daughters at this sad time. Rest in peace x

Sorry to here about the passing of Bill may he rest in peace, thinking of you all at this time.

My deepest sympathies to the Kavanagh & Mann families on the sad passing of Bill. Bill was a great colleague and always full of fun and he will be so missed by all in DOE. May he rest in peace

Deepest sympathy to the Kavanagh family on the passing of Bill. May he rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to all the Kavanagh family on the passing of Bill. Thinking of you all during this difficult time.

Sad to hear of Bill's untimely death. Had the pleasure of knowing him, through work , in Tullamore. May he rest in peace

Sincere sympathy to the Kavanagh Family on the passing of Bill, a Gentleman. May he rest in peace.

My sincerest condolences to Bill’s family. Bill was a truly remarkable man with the utmost love for his wife and his girls. Every conversation we had he talked about them with so much joy
May he rest in peace

Sincere sympathy to Bill’s family on his untimely passing.
While working on many different school projects over the years I had the pleasure of getting to know Bill.A gentleman and great guy to work with. He will be sadly missed. RIP.

I was very sad to hear of the passing of Bill. Bill was one of my first babysitters as a toddler! Mam and dad told me i was mad about him and he used to take me off around the castle park with his friends in my buggy! And he only a teenager at the time! I am so sorry for your loss, Sandra Nell and all the kavanaghs and Bills wife and 4 daughters. Gone too young may you rest in peace Bill, from all of the Bergins Aoife Brian and Cathy also thinking of you all

Deepest sympathy to all the Kavanagh family on the passing of Bill. A true gentleman and will be missed by all in the GAA. May Bill’s gentle soul rest in peace

Our deepest sympathy to his wife Geraldine. daughters Leah.Aoife.Maeve and Aine on the sad passing of Bill. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time.May Bills soul rest in peace.

Deepest Sympathy to the Kavanagh family on the sad passing of Bill. We both worked with Bill for many years in the Building Unit and it was a pleasure to work with him. Bill was so proud of his family and no doubt he will watch over them from his heavenly home. May Bill rest in eternal peace.

Sincerest sympathies to the Kavanagh Family on the sad passing of Bill. Bill will be sadly missed and always remembered in LCETB for his kindness, professionalism and good humour.

It was with shock and sadness that I learned of the news of Bill's passing. Bill was a gentleman to work with, always helpful and professional, and in addition to that a very nice person. My thoughts are with Bill's family at this time.
Ian.

My condolences to Geraldine and family, so sorry for your loss. Elain

Deepest condolences to Áine and the rest of the Kavanagh family on the passing of Bill. May he rest in peace.

We want to send our Sincere Condolences to All of the Mann Family and Bills Family and Friends on Bills Sad Passing. May he Rest in Peace.

Sincere Condolences to All of Bill's Family on his sad Passing. May he Rest in Peace.

May Bill,s Gentle Soul Rest In Peace.

I was shocked and saddened to hear the news of Bill's passing. My deepest sympathy to Geraldine, Leah, Aoife, Maeve, Aine and your extened families and friends. May he rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to Geraldine and family on the untimely passing of Bill. May he rest in peace .

Our deepest sympathies to the Kavanagh & Mann families on the sad passing of Bill. May he rest in peace.

Deepest condolence to Bill’s wife Geraldine, Daughter’s Leah, Aoife, Maeve, Aine and extended family on Bill’s passing. It was my pleasure to have worked with and for him over the years and I’ve fond memories of long discussion around the GAA, family and work. He was indeed very fond of the “women” in his life, never missing an opportunity to give an update as to what his girls were doing. He was a very proud father. May his gentle soul rest in eternal peace.

Deepest sympathy to the Kavanagh family on the very sad passing of Bill. I was fortunate to get to know him on match days in OCP where he was always a gentleman to work alongside. May he rest in peace.

Deepest sympathy and condolences to Bill’s wife Geraldine and family and to his mother, Nel, and all the wider Kavanagh family on Bill’s untimely passing.

I have many, many fond and cherished memories of working alongside Bill and his father Willie. Both always full of fun, good cheer and great friends to me and all who knew them.

May he rest in peace.

To Geraldine, Leah, Aoife, Maeve and Aine, my deepest sympathies to you all on the loss of your beloved husband and father. My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this very sad time. I was very sorry to hear of the untimely passing of Bill, he was a great colleague to all in the DoE. May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to Geraldine, Leah, Aoife, Maeve, and Aine and the Kavanagh and Mann families on the sad passing of Bill. He was great family man and work colleague may he rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to the Kavanagh family, May Bill Rest in Peace …

We were deeply saddened to hear of Bill's recent passing. On behalf of everyone at Coady Architects, we want to extend our heartfelt condolences to all of his family and friends.

We had the pleasure of working with Bill on many school projects during his time with the Department of Education and remember him fondly.

Our thoughts are with you all during this difficult time.

With sympathy,
Mark, Tomás, Donal and all at Coady Architects

Sandra Im so very sorry to hear of the sad passing of Bill, my sincere sympathy to you, your Mam, Ger, Pat and Bill's wife and daughters. thinking of you all at this difficult time.

Sorry to hear of Bills death. He was a lovely man. Sympathies to all during this difficult period.

Sincere condolences to Bills family on his passing, I will always have fond memories of our younger days in Kilkenny.

RIP Bill

Deepest condolences to Geraldine and Kavanagh & Mann family on Bill’s passing. May he rest in peace.

My sincere condolences to you Ger and girls. Fond memories of our time in Carlow Regional. May Bill's soul rest in peace.

Deepest sympathy to the Kavanagh family on the sad passing of Bill. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this very sad time. May Bill rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to the Kavanagh and Mann families on the passing of Bill , may he rest in eternal peace

Dear Geraldine & girls,
My sincere condolences to you all at this sad time, may Bill rest in the arms of the angels, thinking of you all xx

Sincerest condolences to Ger and all the Kavanagh family on the passing of Bill ,may he rest in peace

Sincere sympathy to you all on the death of Bill. I hope the lovely words written about him and your memories of him will console you in the coming weeks. Rest in peace Bill.

Very sorry to hear of Bill's passing. Condolences to his family. May he rest in peace.