Iain Pratt

Iain was Nigel's oldest friend. He offered me that same friendship and support from our first meeting, now over 50years ago, in Ireland. Since then I have wonderful memories of times together with him and Cecily in Ireland, Uk and more recently in Vielmur. I will miss him greatly.
Jonnie, Andy, CJ and Vicki all my thoughts are with you.

Very fondly remembered and a lovely tribute to both Cecily and Iain by his children. We go back a long way ... trips to and from Portora Royal, parties in Corrybeg, sausage sizzles in Dublin mountains and many holiday trips spent together in our youth ... much of this before their marriage. Great memories!

Iain was one of our oldest friends, and we are deeply saddened by his passing. For over sixty years, he was warm, generous and loyal. We have many happy memories of gatherings in Rathmines and Vielmur. To Jonnie, Andy , CJ ,and Vicki, you have our deepest condolences in the loss of a wonderful father.

Deepest sympathy to Jonnie & all the Pratt family on the death of your beloved father. RIP.

We were very sorry to hear of Iain's passing. Our deepest condolences to Ian's family and friends.

We were very sad to hear the news of Ian’s passing. We have wonderful memories of all the family when they were our neighbours in Tara Glen.
May his kind soul rest in eternal peace.

Jonnie, Andy CJ and Vicki, I was so sorry to hear of Iain’s death, and that of your Mum, Cecily. I have such happy memories of our times on French campsites, and wonderful hospitality always in Rathmines.. As Lindsay mentioned, our trip to Devon many years ago was great fun too! He will be so much missed. I’m sure all the happy memories will remain though.

Remembering with fondness, Vivien and family. Athgoe, Newcastle.

So sorry to hear of your dad’s passing Jonnie - condolences to you all.

Sincere sympathies to you all on Iain’s passing. Fond memories both your parents along with my parents Tom & Marie (also passed) in Tara Glen. A generation who knew how to live every moment. RIP

I was deeply saddened to hear of Iain's passing. May he rest in peace.
I have fond memories of our years together in The Irish Times.
My sincere sympathies to Iain's family at this time of loss.

we met Iain and Cecily when we first moved to France in 2004 and spent many evenings in their company. We will always treasure their kindness and hospitality and sadly miss their friendship. Deepest condolences to their children, grandchildren and all the family.
Des amis qui ne seront jamais oublies.

We extend our sympathy to the Pratt family on the death of former resident Iain. He was a family man and hosted many happy reunions in Tara Glen. It is nice to know that he was surrounded by them when his time came. May he rest in Peace

I met Iain when my sister Ruth lived with him and Cecily in Rathmines. I thought he was so warm and welcoming and I really liked Cecily and their childtem too. I am depply sorry for your loss.

Sincere condolences, Jonnie, Andy C J and Vicki on the death of your dear Dad Iain. He was a gentleman. May he Rest in Peace

Very sad to hear the news of Iains passingy may he rest in peace. Old friends of Iain and Cec

I am so shocked to hear of your lovely Father's death.. I worked with him for years in The Irish Times and your Mum and he became good friends of mine but we sadly lost touch. Over the years l tried to find him and your Mum to re-engage but was only able to find an out of date email.
Spent a wonderful time with them at their home in France and we had such fun..
Such fabulous hosts!
He is remembered, as is your Mum with great fondness...
My deepest condolences..

To Jonnie, Andy, CJ and Vicki,
Deepest condolences on Iain’s death.
He was a great and hospitable neighbour and a colleague and friend in The Irish Times for more than twenty years.
We’ll miss his great sense of celebration and fun!
Gerard and Jennifer

Condolencies to the family and friends of Iain, and my apologies for not being able to be with you on Wednesday. Below is part of my homily preached across this Chaplaincy last Sunday.
"Earlier this week, we lost a valued and loved member of our church family, with the passing of Iain Pratt from our Brens congregation. To those of us who knew Iain this is a heavy burden to shoulder, but as a community, or family of faith we can and should take reassurance that Iain’s spirit has now been transformed in the love of Christ and that his pains and afflictions are no more.
In honouring and remembering our brother in Christ, yes the words are
important, but so to will be our actions, in continuing to stand for those
things that Iain stood for and not letting them fall for lack of ownership. For in a very important way that is a most admirable way of honouring Iain’s memory and roll within our church family".
Now it is the time for others "to pick up the ball and run"!

Dear Johnnie, Andy, CJ & Vicky

I'm so sorry to hear of the passing of your beloved dad.

We spent many years working together in "the bunker" and I was always very appreciative of his help and support. He was a pure gentleman. May he & your mum rest in peace.

I am very sorry to learn of Iain's passing. I offer my sincere condolences to all the family at this sad time. May he rest in peace

We were very sorry to learn about Iain's passing. Both Cecily and Iain were very thoughtful and generous people and we have lovely memories of wonderful evenings and Christmas mornings in their beautiful home in Rathmines.

Dear Jonnie
We are so sorry to hear of the passing of your Dad May he rest in peace with your Mam
Joan & Mark Horgan

Sincere condolences to the entire Pratt family on Iain’s sad passing - RIP.
Great memories of Iain over the years ( and very recently ) in Old Wesley .
Iain coached the 3rd C’s in Old Wesley in 1974 when we got to the final of the O’Connor Cup ( finals were very scarce in those days ! )

We extend our sympathy to the Pratt family on the passing of Iain.
To Jonnie, Andy, CJ, and Vicki, our thoughts and prayers are with you and your families at this time of loss.
May Iain rest peacefully.

We were so sad to hear of your dads death as were immensely fond of him.
As a little girl I remember when your mum and he were dating. Mum did herself an injury dancing the twist! When they were engaged they paid us a visit in Bishops Stortford and we had such a lovely time.
I was at their wedding.
I remember very happy visits to Corrybeg and Rathmines. Your dad and mum were always so generous and hospitable.
Dad could always be depended upon to make a great speech at a social event and made a cracking one at our wedding! ( I will dig out the photo!)
Your dad will be remembered for his zest for life, his generosity, kindness, sense of humour and so much more. He will be greatly missed.
Thinking of you all and sending much love and heartfelt condolences from us all.

So sorry to hear of your Dad's death and we send our condolences to all of you. Both Iain and Cecily will long be remembered for all the work they did in Old Wesley where they gave so generously of their time. They were a larger than life couple who lived life to the full and we will miss their company both here in Dublin and also in France.

My deepest sympathies to Iain’s family and friends on their loss. He was the most gentle soul and a kind, caring colleague in The Irish Times. May he rest in eternal peace with his beloved Cecily

My condolences to your beloved guardian Angel and to all of you. I’m fortunate enough to know Jonnie & Ines & their beautiful children. I can say from my heart that your parents must have been amazing parents & people from how Jonnie has been so kind, good & empathetic in my knowing him. So Thank you for Iain & Cecily for bringing great people into this world. May you both rest in peace at the gates of heaven with God watching over your loved ones.

I was very sorry to learn of Iain’s death. He was a wonderful colleague, a gentleman and a very good friend. It was a pleasure to have worked with him in The Irish Times. My condolences to Iain’s family at this sad time.

Our sincere condolences to Iain’s immediate family and wider circle of family and friends, very fond memories of him, he was a lovely thoughtful man.

Condolences to the family at this time. Our thoughts are with you.
Deirdre and Maeve Hayden.

So sorry to hear of Iain’s passing.
Thinking of you all and wishing you strength in this difficult time.
Iain was a great character who lived life to the full and will be missed.

May he rest in peace

Sincere condolences
Pádraic,Nicola,Sophia and Alanna

Very sorry to hear that Iain has passed away . He was a true gentleman and a great character. Very helpful to me in my early days in The Irish Times and the first to politely point out that ‘the’ was with a capital T . Sincere condolences to all the family.

We send Andy and his family our condolences on the passing of his beloved
father, Iain, You have all been blessed with loving parents who lived their lives to the fullest and whose passing is now greatly mourned by so many. May your treasured dad rest in eternal peace.

Jonnie, Andy, CJ & Vicki, so sorry to learn of your dad’s death, and that of your mum as well. So sorry for your loss. Remembering with fondness meeting them all those years ago camping in France. Mum & Dad enjoyed telling us about a trip together to Devon and how your dad stunned Keith Floyd into silence with a witty retort! May they both rest in peace.

Our deepest sympathy to Vicki, Jonnie, Andy, CJ, and the extended Pratt family and friends, on the very sad loss of your Dad. We're thinking of you all and sending our love at this sad time. We will always look back at the time spent with Iain and Cecily in Vielmur with fond memories. Iain was a great character with a large presence who stood out as a great wedding and event planner, as well a man of great faith. We've no doubt that this will continue above! Suaimhneas síoraí dá anam.

So sad to learn of Iain's passing. He was the gentlest of men, a great colleague and a good friend. We were so glad he was able to join us - some of his old Irish Times colleagues - for dinner in Monkstown last December. May he rest in the peace of the Lord now.

We are both deeply saddened by the news this morning and send our heartfelt sympathies to all of you in Iain's (and Cecily's) wonderful family. We have spent many happy hours in their company and received wonderful kindness from them over many years. As a colleague in Old Wesley since we played schoolboy rugby together, I relied greatly on Iain's
support and wisdom as well as his steadfast friendship throughout our years together in the Club, and I (and we) will miss him.

Deepest sympathies to Iain’s family and wife circle of friends on his sad passing, always enjoyed his company in Old Wesley.

Our sincere condolences to all of Iain’s family.We remember him fondly from his time in TG.

To all the family.
I was saddened to hear that Iain had passed away suddenly at his home. Iain was a good friend many years ago before we went our separate ways.I have very fond memories of the times I spent with him and his parents and know he will be sadly missed by you all.
May he rest in peace

Jonnie we are very sorry to learn that you have lost your Dad. Our sincere condolences.
Michael and Lynda.

To Andy and extended family, condolences on the passing of Iain, may he rest in peace❤️

Dear Jonny,
My sincere sympathy to you and all your family on the death of your beloved father. How wonderful that he was surrounded by all of you during his last days and had a peaceful passing. May you find support and comfort as you share the many special memories you surely have of a unique and special man.
Helen (Derek's sister)

To Jonny, Andy, CJ and Vickie
Our deepest condolences to you and the rest of your families at this sad time.
May Iain rest in peace.
Our prayers are with you all.

Rory, Rebecca and Jessica

Dear Jonnie and family
Sending our deepest sympathies at this very sad time
With love from
Keith and Amanda

What an inspiration Iain and dear Cecily were to everyone who was privileged to meet them - living life fully and creating such happy memories for us all. Andy, Jonny, CJ & Vicky, we are thinking of you and your precious families. May Iain rest in the arms of our ancestors with Cecily. Beannachtaí, Karen & John.

Pat and Olwen were very shocked to learn of Iain’s passing.
Our thoughts and Prayers are with the family .