Br. Stephen (Padraig) Deignan

Brother Stephen - a good friend - a wonderful Teacher and Principal in Saint Patrick's Grammar School Downpatrick. May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to the De La Salle Brothers on the death of Br Stephen May his soul rest in peace.

So sad to hear of Br Stephen’s death. First met when we both joined St Finians School. Became firm friends from then. Last met when I travelled to Castletown and had lunch with him. He was exemplary in every way So kind. My condolences to his family and to the De La Salle community.. May his soul rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to Br Stephens family and De la Salle community.always made us so welcome when we visited him , May he rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to Bertie and the Duignan family on the sad passing of Brother Stephen known to me as Pádraig, I first got to know Padraig when i was a youngster going to Gleann School. He was a lovely kind man and was a delight to meet him on his many visits to his native Sligo..
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a Anam dīlis.

Sincere Sympathy to Bertie Eileen and family and all the extended family of Brother Stephen(Padraig), May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to Bertie, Eileen, Sean and all the extended Deignan families on the death of Br. Stephen (Padraig). May his soul Rest In Eternal Peace.

Deepest Sympathy to all Br Stephen's family & extended families & to the De La Salle Community on the passing of Br Stephen may he rest in peace.

My sincere sympathy to Brother Stephens family and to the De La Salle community on the passing of Brother Stephen. I got to know Brother Stephen through my involvement with the Half Door Set Dancers. A true gentleman who will be sorely missed. May he Rest in Everlasting Peace with God.

Deepest sympathy to you Bertie, Eileen, Kathleen, Nieces, Nephews, and all who mourns Br.Stephens death. Beautiful memories of his many trips to the west for a rest. May Br.Stephen rest in peace.

Deepest Sympathy to Bertie & Eileen & the Deignan Family on the passing of Brother Stephen (Padraig). Thoughts and prayers are with you. x

My condolences to Br Stephen’s family and his confreres on his passing. Br Stephen was an exemplar educator and role model. He treated all those he met in the school community (or the wider world) with dignity and respect, and others learnt by his actions. May the sod rest gently on him.

Sincere sympathy to Bertie and extended family on the death of Padraig. May he Rest In Peace.

I extend my deepest sympathy on the passing of my dear friend Br Stephen to his family and all those of the De La Salle Community. He was a true gentleman and will be sadly missed. Living now in New Mexico I managed to connect with Br Stephen on many of my visits back to Ireland throughout the years and his various postings from Downpatrick through to Castletown. May he rest in a well deserved peace.

Sincere condolences to Bertie and the Duignan family on the sad passing of Pádraig.
He was a lovely man with a kind word for everyone.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a Anam dīlis.

Deepest sympathy to the Deignan family.

Sincere sympathy to the Deignan family and the Del La Salle community on the passing of Brother Padraig may he rest in peace

Sincere sympathy to the Deignan Family and De La Salle Brothers on the death of Bro. Stephen. RIP. Always so hospitable, kind and a gentleman to all.

Sincere sympathy to Bertie, Eileen and family on the sad passing of Padraig. May he Rest In Peace.

Sincere sympathy to the De La Salle Brothers on the death of Br Stephen May his soul rest in peace

My sincere sympathy to the Deignan family and to the De la Salle Community and Staff at Miguel House on the death of Br. Stephen. He was always most welcoming and courteous when I used visit Miguel. Sorry I can't make his funeral but be assured you are in my prayers and thoughts at this time. May he rest in peace.

Rest in peace Br. Stephen. It was such an honour to have known you and spent some wonderful summers in the De La Salle community with the Meitheal programme. Thinking of all the Deignan Family and all your friends in Castletown and beyond. Rest easy

Sincere sympathy to Bertie and all the Deignan family on the sad passing of Brother Stephen also to De La Salle Community, may his gentle soul rest in eternal Peace.

So sad to hear of the passing of Brother Stephen. He was a true gentleman and went above and beyond to help all people around him. He will be truly missed on the Meitheal Programme. Sincere condolences to the Deignan family and to the entire De La Salle Community. May he rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to the Deignan family on the sad passing of Br.Stephen and to his De La Salle Conferers and to the Staff in Miguel House. He was a great friend to my late Uncle David. He always gave us such a warm welcome in Miguel House with his gentle caring way. I regret we are unable to be with you today. but our thoughts and prayers are with you at this time.
May his gentle soul Rest in Peace.

Deepest sympathy to Berti, Eileen, Kathleen, nephew Sean and De La Salle Community. So many fond memories of Padraig on his visits home to Doongeela.
May he Rest in Peace.

Sincere sympathy to Br Stephens family and community of Miguel House.
May your gentle soul rest in peace Br Stephen ,it's been a pleasure knowing and working with you..

Deepest sympathy to the family of Brother Stephen. I had the pleasure of meting him in the De La Salle Monastery in Castletown, when volunteering with the Limerick Diocese. May he rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to the Deignan Family and to the De La Salle Community on the death of Br. Stephen. A true gentleman who was always interested in how things really were. He made a difference and will be missed. May he rest in peace after a life well lived.

I have been living in Australia for 11 years and learnt from a call from my parents on Sunday of this wonderful man’s passing. This wonderful man who taught me in 5th year in De La Salle, Waterford, 30 years ago. This wonderful man who strived and succeeded in getting the best out of his students. This wonderful man who always had time and patience for us boys and a humility so rare in this world. I cried upon hearing this most sad news. My father will be reading at his mass today, and, though oceans and continents separate me from being there, I will allow myself a little smile at the vivid memory of him almost combusting in English class as he willed us to explore new words, their meanings, and his uncontainable joy when we understood what that word was about. The world has lost an incredible, lovely, gentle, kind man.

Sincere condolences to the Deignan family and to the De La Salle community on the passing of Br Stephen. May he rest in peace.

Our deepest sympathy to Bertie, Eileen, Kathleen nephew Sean to all the extended family on the passing of Bro. Stephen. A great family friend and fond memories. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this sad time. May he Rest in Peace

Our sincere condolences to Bertie, Eileen, Kathleen to his nephew Sean and the extended Deignan family & to his De la Salle confrerers FSC. on the sad passing of Br. Stephen. A gentleman who will be sadly missed by all who knew him. May Br. Stephen rest in eternal peace.

Rest in eternal peace Brother Stephen. You were a wonderful friend to all the Meitheal groups who passed through the De La Salle Pastoral Centre. You were a kind and friendly face and always helped in the background. We appreciate your love for the company and respect for the training that took place and your delight at seeing the students enjoy the grounds. You will be missed but you will always be with Meitheal. A gentle man.

Sincere sympathy to Bertie, Eileen and all the extended
Duignan family on the sad passing of Br Stephen.
May he rest in peace.

Rest In Peace Brother Stephen thank you for everything from a very grateful novice

Sincere sympathy to all the Deignan family on the sad passing of Brother Stephen. May his gentle soul rest in peace.

Really sorry to hear about Padraig s passing. Deepest Sympathy to Bertie, Eileen, his nephew Sean and all the extended Deignan Family.
A great Friend and Cousin to my late Mother Eileen and my late Aunt Anna. Fond memories.
May his gentle soul rest in peace.

Sincere Sympathy to Bertie Eileen and family and all the extended family of Brother Stephen, May he rest in peace.

Deepest sympathy to Bertie, Eileen. Kathleen and families, nephew Sean and De La Salle Community on the sad passing of Br Stephen. Fond memories of happy times with Br Stephen and the Deignan family in Dongeelagh.May his gentle soul rest in Peace.

Sincere Sympathy to all the Duignan Families on the death of Brother Stephen....
Padraig. May he rest in Peace.

My deepest sympathy to the Deignan family in the sad passing of Br. Stephen. May he rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to the Deignan family and all in the De La Salle Community.

Br. Stephen was chairperson of the Board of Management of St. John's College, De La Salle from 2004 to 2010. He was an outstanding leader and role model for us all at that time. His exceptional ability and commitment to education inspired us and we felt very blessed to have had his support, encouragement, and steady influence during those years.
May He Rest In Peace.

Our deepest sympathy to Bertie,Eileen,Kathleen,nieces,nephews,extended family and the De La Salle Brothers Castletown on the passing of Brother Stephen (Padraig).
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time.May he rest in peace.

Deepest sympathy to Bertie, extended Deignan family and the De La Salle Community on the passing of Padraig. He was one of life's gentlemen whom I always enjoyed meeting over the years. May his gentle soul Rest in Eternal Peace.

Margaret Coleman (Merrick)

A farewell and thank you to Br. Stephen, a man who was as inspiring an educator as you could have asked for, and whose encouragement of creativity and thinking for yourself we could do with more of. My deepest sympathies and condolences to his family.

Sincere sympathy to the Deignan family on the death of Brother Stephen (Padraic).May his gentle soul rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to the Deignan Family

I was deeply saddened when Brother Kevin contacted me about Brother Stephen's passing. He was an extraordinary man who was full of compassion, kindness, generosity and his humour was infectious. When we started bringing students to Castletown he could not have been more welcoming and hospitable. He had a wonderful way of making you at ease and nothing was a problem. I was fortunate enough to visit him the last time I was in Castletown in November and I was pleasantly suprised at how he was doing considering his recent health issues. His colleagues in Castletown adored him and had nothing but wonderful things to say about him which is not in anyway suprising. He will be sorely missed. Rest in Peace, Brother Stephen, you well deserve it.

Deepest sympathy to Bertie Eileen & family and nephew Sean and the extended Deignan family on the sad passing of Br.Stephen. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this difficult time may his gentle soul rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to Br Stephens family & the De La Salle Community.A man of many talents.May he now reap the rewards of his hard work.God rest his soul.ý

Our sincere sympathy to Bertie & family on the sad passing of your dear brother may his gentle soul Rest in Peace.

Sincere sympathy on the death of dear Br. Stephen. He was a wonderful human being. He touched my life. I will miss our sharing.

My sincere sympathies to Bertie, Eileen, & family, and Sean, and the extended Deignan family, on the sad passing of Brother Stephen. He was a pleasant man to meet & socialise with when he visited Doongeela. May he Rest In Peace.

Deepest sympathy to Bertie and extended deignan family on the sad passing of bro Stephen. May his gentle soul rest in everlasting peace

Sincere sympathy to all the Deignan family on your sad loss. May he RIP

Bertie Mulligan
USA

Sincere sympathy to the Deignan Family and the De La Salle Congregation on the death of Bro .Stephen . His contribution to the order was mighty. May he now be enjoying his eternal reward. My family join with me in extending sympathy and prayers.
Idir dhá láimh Chríost go raibh sé Sr. Bernadette O'Rourke (Clonaslee)

Sincere sympathy to Bertie, Eileen, Kathleen , to his nephew Sean and extended Deignan family on the sad passing of Br. Stephen. May his gentle soul rest in peace.

Our sincere sympathy to the Deignan family on Br Stephen passing a true caring gentleman may he rest in peace

I want to extend my deepest sympathies to Br.Stephen’s family and the De La Salle community. I was lucky to get to know Br.Stephen through Meitheal and my work with the Retreat team, He was so thoughtful, gentle, kind and supportive. He brought great joy to those around him. He embodied the Lasallian values of care and hospitality. I feel blessed to have known Br.Stephen. May he Rest in Peace.