Joseph Donovan (Joe) Pheifer M.A. (DUBL., OXON.), B.LITT. (OXON.), F.T.C.D. Emeritus

In 1962 I was sent over to see Uncle Joe. I shall treasure the fond memories of him trying to teach me all those years ago, in an attempt to improve my English and Latin, alas to no real avail!

With condolences to the family.

From Michael, Debbie and the Hobden family

Deepest Sympathy to Katie, James, Emily, Milly & the Pheifer Family on the passing of your Dad & Grandfather. Thinking of you all at this Sad time.

Deepest sympathy to all the Pheifer family. Joe was such a kind man to all the students he tutored-myself included .My thoughts are with you at this sad time.

Lucy, Alex, Emma, Bill and Sam - so sorry for your loss!! So many memories of Mr. Pfeifer—- Tea Time at the cottage, visiting in the garden, stories at the cottage kitchen table, his smiling face at the open half of the cottage door after taking his beloved dog for a predictable afternoon walk, an Easter Mass at the Little Blue church, carpooling him with Lucy to Dementia Care in his fancy swivel car seat, his unique smile and laugh. Thanks for sharing your Dad, Grandad, with us over the years. But mostly, thanks for the witness of love and care for him - we were truly inspired by each of you - the kindness and sacrifice of time you took to make him comfortable always ! We have joined the Saint Joseph Shankhill Family committing a recurring monthly donation in his honor so that others may benefit from the program he enjoyed so much!
May God be with you-you now have another angel in heaven!!

All our love, the Marcel Farnet Clan - Marcel, III, Karla, Cameron, Azby, Jessica, Luke, Cooper, Kelsey, Bryan, and Skylar

Hugh, Geraldine, Hannah, Joseph and all the Pheifer family, we are sorry to hear of the loss of your dear Dad and Grandfarher. Thinking of you all at this sad time.

Deepest sympathy to Hugh, Geraldine, Hannah, Joseph and all the Pheifer family on the passing of Joe. Our thoughts are with you all at this difficult time.
May he rest in peace.
From all the Staffords

Sincere condolences to all of the extended Pheifer family. What a well respected and wonderful man Joe was.

Ar dheis dé go raibh a anam dílis.

My heartfelt sympathies to the Pheifer family on the loss of your gorgeous dad — a true gentleman.

Katie,i am so sorry to hear of your Father Joe's passing.
Deepest Condolences to you and your family.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all at this sad time.
Jane Cannon
Clonakilty
Co Cork.

Sending all of my love to all of the Pheifer's during this sad time, especially Katie, James, Emily, Milly, Lucy and Emma. I feel very fortunate to have met your father / grandfather and so loved hearing his stories. He lived such an interesting life, full of love right up until the end. Sorry I couldn't be there today but thinking of you all so much. Love Mimi & Rosie Mae O'Grady Xx

My condolences to 'Mr Pheifer' s family. He was my patient tutor from 1968-73 and long-remembered. More recently I met his daughter Lucy and grandsons, and recalled his distinctive handwritten letters sending my results to Italy during vacation. He will be fondly remembered for his wisdom and kindness.

Condolonces to Katie, James, Emily, Milly and Pheifer family on the passing of your dear dad from this life.Treasure the wonderful memories which will help to heal the huge void in your lives.May Mr.Pheifer rest in heavenly peace as he is now reunited with his dear wife.

To Hugh, Geraldine, Hannah, Joseph and the extended Pheifer family, we were so sorry to hear of your father’s /granpa’s passing. We are thinking of you all.

Hugh, we were terribly sorry to hear about the death of your father, Joe. May he rest in peace.

So sorry to hear of the death of your beloved dad, Katie. May he rest in peace.

Deepest sympathy to the Pheifer family on the sad departure of Mr Pheifer, what a dear man he was. He will be fondly remembered.

Sincere condolences to the Pheifer family
I have fond memories of spending time in Ireland with my Uncle Joe and Auntie Shelagh as a teenager
May he rest in peace

Sorry for your loss Katie and family,

To Nick. Deepest condolences from our family to yours. So sorry to hear of your loss.

So sorry to hear of Joe's death. I worked with him in the Department of English, TCD, for 30 years.l He was a lovely, kind man and a wonderful colleague. Simcere condolemces to all his family.

Our condolences to Hugh, Geraldine, Hannah, Joseph and the extended Pheifer family. May Joe rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to Katie and family & the extended Pheifer family on the passing of your dad. Thinking of you all. May he rest in eternal peace.

Professor Pheifer was my tutor in TCD and was such an erudite and thoroughly kind man whom I respected so much . He introduced me to his niece Susan on the occasion of my emigrating to Canada and Susan and I are friends for life . My sincere condolences to his family . A life well lived . Requiescat in pace 🌿☘️🙏

To Lucy, Nick, Hugh, and Katie,

Deepest condolences to you and your families on the death of your father.

As a family, we have fond memories of times spent with Katie and Duchess (the pony) during pony club years in the 1980s. We met through that pony club connection and many happy summers days followed between the two families, usually spent driving to competitions, or chatting about horses, or jumping fences in the back field, or eating Shelagh’s most delicious macaroni cheese while Joe was expertly explaining something as he stood in the warmth of the cosy kitchen. Joe and Shelagh always welcomed everyone into their home, it was a lovely place to spend time. Great memories of fun and laughter and sunshine and friendship between our family and yours.

We will keep Joe and Shelagh and you all in our thoughts and prayers.

John, Mary, Niamh, Orla, Dara (RIP), Emer, and Johnny.

Sincere condolences to Katie and all the Pheifer family on the passing of your Dad. You are in our thoughts. Much love Susan and Eva Sharkey

Lucy I am very sorry to hear of your father’s death. Sincerest condolences to you and all your family

Sincere condolences to Emma and all of your family at this time. May Joe rest in peace.

Deepest sympathy to all the Pheifer family. Joe was a regular and entertaining lunch companion during my years lecturing at TCD. I especially enjoyed his story of the occasion when TCD English Department brought in a Nobel prize winner to resolve differing interpretations of its convoluted rules for aggregating examination marks!

With deepest sympathy to JDP's extended family, and in gratitude for his extensive and profound scholarship, his erudition, kindness and warmth and his inspiring enthusiasm. RIP. David Tomkin.

Sincere condolences. I had ‘Mr. Pheifer’ as my tutor in TCD 1967-71. He was so supportive and kind. I - and my friends from those years - have not forgotten him. May he rest in peace.

Fond memories of Mr Pheifer striding the Ballycorus Road in the Wellies. I got to engage with him and his family when ipdating the voting register for DLRCOCO.

Sincere condolonces to his family. He cut an impressive swathe in the local landscape.

Larry Dunne. Formerly of The Lead Mines.

Condolences to Kate & the extended Pfeifer family. A gentleman through and through. Rest In Peace 🙏 Joe

So inutterably sad to hear of the death of my beloved Doktorvater. My deepest condolences to his wonderful daughters and sons, and cherished grandchildren, who cared so lovingly and steadfastly for him, especially in his final years. He was like an uncle to me, being my tutor since I was 18, and lifelong friend and mentor. I remember more or less every conversation I ever had with him, over four decades, and never failed to marvel at his astonishing scholarship. I still have all of his handouts, which he gave me when I helped clear out his office, and I still use them in teaching. Helping to produce his Festschrift was one of the happiest projects I ever worked on during my academic career. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

To Lucy & all the Pheifer family. We were very sorry to hear of your fathers passing, may his gentle soul rest in peace 🙏 Thinking of you all xx

Very sorry for your loss. RIP

Sincere sympathy to Emma and all her family on the passing of Joe, may he rest in peace

Hugh, on behalf of David, Will, Sasha, Finn and myself please accept our heartfelt sympathy on the death of your father. Our condolences to all your family on the passing of a remarkable man.

Sincere condolences to Lucy,Emma,Alex, Sam and all of the Pheifer family on the sad passing of Joe.
May he rest in eternal peace.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dilís.

Deepest condolences to Hugh and all the Pheifer family on the sad passing of your dear Dad. May he Rest in Peace

Hugh. Our sincere sympathies to you and the rest of your family on the passing of your Dad. May he rest in peace.
The McBrinn family in Waterford

Our deepest condolences to all the family from David Deirdre and Kayla Minto

Sending our sincere condolences to all who mourn the passing of Mr Pheifer, especially Lucy, Alex, Emma & Sam. May he rest in peace.