Fr. David (Davy) McGuinness

Sincere condolences to Father David’s family or “Pop McGuinness” as he was affectionately known. He gave so much to St Paul’s Youth Movement. He believed in us and pushed us to be the best we could be. I’ll never forget the student exchange with the kids in Gainesville Georgia. Rest in Peace

Deepest sympathy to the Mc Guinness family Sr Maria and Denis on the loss of their brother Father David. May he rest in peace.

My deepest sympathy to Sr. Maria and the McGuinness family on the death of Fr. David. You are in my prayers and thoughts.

Condolences to all the McGuinness family on the death of Fr. Davy. He is still fondly remembered from his time working with us. May he rest in peace.

I was so sorry to hear of Father David’s passing. He did such great work starting Christ Renews His Parish at St. Joseph. He was a kind and gentle confessor. May he rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to all who miss and loved Fr. McGuinness. I have lovely memories of him as a kind and considerate priest when I was growing up in Kilmacthomas. May he rest in eternal peace.

Fr. Dave McGuinness was a true friend, a stalwart companion, and a man that brought a smile to every face he encountered! He always saw the humor in life and made it present to us.
His priesthood was blessing to sinners...especially this one! When I told a mutual friend of his passing, his comment said it best: "Behold, a great priest! May God rest his beautiful soul!"
With my hearing deficit and the softness of his voice as his disease took its toll, we haven’t been able to talk for a number of years. Regardless, he remained in my heart and prayers. That is where he’ll stay!
My sincere condolences to his family in his passing from this life…

Sincere condolences to Fr David’s family on his death. He was a marvellous community priest, a humble and visionary person and a great friend.

Deepest sympathy to the McGuinness family on the very sad passing of Fr. David. A dear friend for many years who will be greatly missed.
May he Rest in Peace

Sincere condolences to the McGuinness extended family on the sad passing of Fr. David. May he rest in peace.

My sincere condolences on the loss of Fr. David.

Sincere sympathy to Father Davy's family....pray for us Father Davy..Rest in Peace .

Sad to hear of Father David’s passing. Remembered fondly as “Pop McGuinness”. Great memories around his time in St Paul’s and the work he put into St Paul’s Youth Movement. RIP

Condolence to Denis and Ita and extended family on the death of Fr David Rip. We have great memories of David calling into the shop over the years when visiting home. What a lovely character he was . May his gentle soul rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to the immediate and wider family circle.

My sincere condolences to Father David's family and friends. He taught me in WIT when I went back to college as a night student and always encouraged and supported us to keep going. I always sesnsed God's presence in his humility and honesty. May he rest in God's kingdom.

Deepest sympathy to Kay, Denis and the extended McGuinness family on Fr. David’s passing. May his gentle soul rest in peace. Ar dheis Dé go raibh sé.

Father David meant so much to our family and to everyone at Saint Josephs (Athens). His warm smile and gentle manner always made us feel loved and welcomed. We’ve missed his presence since he retired but some how, knowing he was still in this world brought us comfort. May his soul rest in sweet slumber now in the arms of our Lord. We love and miss you, my favorite “little Irishman” ❤️

Our deepest condolences to the McGuinness family. Fr. David was one of the major reasons we moved to Athens, GA in 2006. We had gone to mass at St. Joseph’s Church in Athens to see if we would like to move our family here. Fr. David saw us and asked if we would like to bring up the offertory. It was like a sign from God that this move was what He wanted for us. For the next decade or so, Fr. David became such an inspiring and guiding light, helping us with our spiritual growth and raising our 4 children. His kindness and witty sense of humor will always be remembered, but most of all, I will treasure the times he came to visit me when I was in ICU, despite his busy schedule. His presence always gave me peace and I would cry tears of comfort as he forgave my sins and told me that God loves me. Rest in peace our dear Fr. David, and may God grant you all the treasures of heaven, because you deserve every bit of it. You’ll be in our prayers always. 💕

We miss you every day.

Sincere sympathy to Fr Davids family.
Davy is very fondly remembered here in Kilmacthomas. May he Rest In Peace

Farewell to a good friend, we remember all the good times here in St. Pauls and further afield. You are remembered with great affection by the boys and girls from SPYM.
Sincere condolences to all your family on their great loss.
forever in our minds and prayers, May you Rest in Peace

Miss you at St. Joe’s Father McGuinness. Rest easy dear man.

Sincere sympathy to all members of the Mc.Guinness family on the death of Fr. David. May he rest in peace. It has been a long time since he was a priest in Kilmacthomas but he is still remembered for his kindness and willingness to help everybody.

My sincerest comdolences to the family, friends and assocites of Fr.David McGinnes in this time of grief. May God grant comfort and peace to all that mourn. Sleep In Eternal Peace Fr.David ( St Josephs Catholic Church, Athens,Ga. USA)🙏🙏😭😭

Our sincere sympathy to Denis & the McGuinness Family on the sad passing of Fr.David. We have precious memories of him on our trips to Atlanta,he was so good taking us to Lake Lanier, early fun mornings to garage sales,& many more....Rest in Peace Fr Dave.

Condolences to the McGuinness family may Fr David rest in peace

Sincere condolences to Denis and the McGuinness family on the sad passing of Fr. David. I have many happy memories of Fr. Davy setting up Hyde Rovers Club back in the sixties. May his gentle soul rest in Peace.

To Father David’s family

Thank you for letting him come to Athens Georgia to serve the Lord and our sincere Condolences.We cherish the memories with Father David as he had baptized both our sons (Jude and Luke) and had been so kind and loving to us. We missed his jokes. He always carry one or two. It would take us sometime to laugh as we have to process it.

Sincere condolences to all the McGuinness family, on the sad passing of Fr. David. He was a Gentleman.
May he rest in peace.

Deepest sympathy to all the
McGuinness family on the sad passing of Fr David.
Many the great chat we had.
May his gentle soul rest in peace.
Rita McNamara.

I was a parishioner of Saint Joseph’s during some of the time Father David was the Pastor. We moved to Athens in 2004. Not long after we moved to Athens , Father David introduced Christ Renews His Parish weekend retreat. I met several ladies of the parish then and renewed my faith in the Trinity.I then was involved in two other retreats , one for a church in Monroe that started them with their retreats.
My Dad moved down from northern Indiana , and in 2018 went to a retreat to Lourdes, Fatima,and Santiago de Compestella in Spain. My Dad , now gone, was Methodist, but loved Father David’s homilies and David really made an impression on my Dad. Father David was very kind, thoughtful and definitely a character! He talked of going to the holy land , which we all knew was Ireland.
Know that the parishioners of Saint Joseph and Sue Varee Lawrence loved him so much.

I asked the ladies of the Catholic center Thursday night to pray for you, his family.


Sue Varee Lawrence

St Joseph's church and school mourn the departure of our beloved, Father David McGuinness. Each morning as I walk into the chapel I read the psalm he left for us as a guide to life. It states, "Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain." Psalm 127:1

He established our community in a beautiful property, and you can feel God's presence as soon as you see the view. At the same time, the psalm is a reminder we should always put God first in all we do. To not lose sight of the Lord.

Father David was a wonderful spiritual director, an example of how to have Christ in our hearts, joked around with the choir, and was a wonderful friend to us all. Especially my family. When my daughter had cancer. He went above and beyond to show his love and support through prayers.

We are forever grateful to met such an incredible man. He touch our lives with his actions and words and will be missed. May God grant all his family and friends peace during this difficult time. God bless!

Our family of eight worshiped at St. Joseph, Athens for many years, and Father David was almost one of the family. So many sacraments and church services were administered by him while he was our pastor.
For 12 years I served as his housekeeper, and I could share some interesting stories about the time spent with him!
He was a holy priest, and we called him Father, but preferred to all him Friend!

We are so sad at the passing of our dear Fr. David, and send condolences to his family. We heard so many loving stories about his family and his well loved Ireland. Fr. David was a gentle servant of God and a fierce steward of guiding God’s people. We will be forever grateful for his time in Athens, Georgia. He brought the parish together, built strong bonds, made people feel like they belong and moved the parish to do big things together. His memory will live on in all the lives he touched, in our church grounds and St. Joseph Catholic Parish School. May he rest in peace.

Sincere condolences to Denis and all the McGuinness family on the passing of Fr. David. May he Rest In Peace.

My prayers and blessings are with the family during this difficult time. Fr. David was one of the first priests I became close to. I was Parish Council president with him and served in other ministries with him at St. Joseph’s in Athens, GA. I went to Ireland with him in 2014 and it was such a great trip. I have so many fond memories of him - he will be missed!

Our most sincere condolences to all the family and dear friends of our beloved, Padre David. Thank you, for sharing him with us in Athens, Ga, for so many years. He was instrumental to my spiritual growth and the growth of the Catholic Church, in our community. Thanks to his vision, perseverance and faithful work, this will continue to produce fruit for generations.
Personally, he was a dear, dear friend, and I greatly miss him.
May the Lord receive his soul and give you all, consolation. May he rest in the Peace of the Lord.

There are no words to express my sadness that our sweet, loving pastor and friend is no longer here on earth to share his words of wisdom with us. I was serving on the parish council when he arrived in Athens, GA, USA, and he took over the difficult task of guiding our parish. He introduced the CRHP program to us, and we will be forever grateful. From sharing Mass, meetings, meals, pilgrimages, or just being together, he always put others first. I know that he is no longer in pain, and that brings me comfort in my sadness. I rejoice that he is in the arms of Jesus and his blessed mother.
Well done, good and faithful servant.

Sincere sympathy to Fr. Dave's family on his sad passing. He was so kind and gentle always. We were honoured to have him officiate at our wedding and at our first child's Christening many years ago when he was in Waterford. Rest in peace Fr. Dave.

Sending my deepest condolences to precious Father David’s family. I have only fondest of memories of him, especially during my time cooking for him. Surely, a new Saint in heaven! God blessed us at St. Joseph’s with Fr. David as our Pastor.

To Kay and family. Sincere condolences on the sad news of the passing of Fr David. May his gentle soul rest in peace,

Sincere condolences to Kay and family on the sad passing of Fr David. May he rest in peace

I am so blessed to have known you and to call you not only my dearest friend, but a family member. It is with great sadness that I won’t be visiting with you in Limerick anymore, but the joy and comfort in knowing your time, love and work here on earth, has you in God’s loving arms, looking down upon us all, so that one day we too will be with our Lord.

Sincere sympathy to all the Mc Guinness family on the sad passing of their brother Fr. Dave .A true gentleman. May his gentle soul Rest in Peace

Deepest regards to the McGuinness family on the passing of Davy, May he rest in peace

So sorry to hear of Fr Dave's passing. We had great times together in Georgia playing golf and cruising for deals at garage sales. He was one of best and will miss him. Will continue to keep him and his family in our thoughts and prayers.

Ita sincere condolences on the passing of David.thinking of you and your family at this time .

Sincere condolences to you Denis, and to the McGuinness family on the sad passing of Fr. David. Our thoughts are with you at this time. May he rest in peace.

So Sorry to hear of Fr.David’s death I got to know him when he was in Clogheen He was such a lovely man May he rest in peace

David was agreat friend to our family and we will miss hm greatly RIp David sincere sympathy to Kay and all the family

Sincere sympathy to the mc Guinness family on the death of fr David. May he rest in peace.

Very sorry to hear of the passing of Fr McGuinness, a fantastic priest and a kind friend, condolences to all the McGuinness family

Sincere sympathy to the McGuinness family on the death of Fr.David memories of him in St.Pauls parish and had the pleasure of meeting him in Lourdes .we were there with Waterford pilgrimage and Fr.David was there with a group from his parish in America. Bed of heaven to him.

Sincere Condolences to all the McGuinness family on the very sad passing of Fr. David.... My Late Husband Mick Doyle went to school with him..... May Fr. David Rest in Peace......

Deepest sympathy to Ita and family on the passing of Fr. David. May he RIP.

Heartfelt sympathy to you Marie and to all who mourn Fr. David's passing. May he now enjoy the fullness of life in his heavenly home. Be assured of my prayers for all of you at this lonely time.

So sorry to hear of Fr. David's passing. I knew Fr David from growing up in Limerick and later when I married & went to live in County Waterford. He was a kind, lovely man. The bed of Heaven to him.

Kay and family, please accept my sympathy on the passing of your brother, Fr. David.

Our sincere condolences to the family of Fr. McGuinness. He was such a kind and caring man. May he rest in peace.
From The Keohan Family, Lisduggan, Waterford