Mark Downes

I was very sorry to hear from Jane about Mark’s death. It must be such a great loss for you.

Sincere sympathy Mary and the Downes family. I have many fond memories of Mark filming and photographing in Carlow. He produced great calendars over a number of years which were greatly lauded. I also had the benefit of his gardening advice. May mark rest in peace. Tony & Nuala Quinn Carlow.

Mark and Mary were my mothers oldest friends. Many happy memories. Thinking of you Mary. Safe home Mark

Sincere condolences to all family. I have fond memories of filming with Mark in the 1960's for "On the Land", the first farming programme on the newly established Telefís Éireann. A really lovely man.

Our deepest sympathy is with you Mary on the passing of Mark. May he rest in peace.

Very sorry to hear of Mark’s death. Thinking of you at this difficult time.

My sincere condolences to Gerry on the death of your brother Mark. May he Rest in Peace

Dear Mary so sorry to hear of Mark’s death. We had a very close association through his dealing’s with the Camera Shop. We became close friends over a long number of year’s.
Mark was a special man May he Rest in Peace.
Hope you are keeping well. We will keep you in our prayers.
Much Love. Joyce & Michael

Mary I am sorry to hear of Mark's death. Mam and Dad had wonderful holidays with yourself and Mark . RIP

Mary I’m so sorry to hear of Marks death, may he rest in peace.

Dear Mary so sorry to hear of Mark's passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time

Dear Mary, We are so sad to hear of Mark's death. He was a very special friend and we shared so many happy days and travels with him. We will miss him hugely. Sending you our love and sympathy. John and Angela

Dear Mary
So sorry to hear of your loss - thinking of you at this very sad time.
May Mark Rest In Peace.

We are saddened by the news of the passing of Mark and fondly remember when we traveled to Ireland from Canada and visited with you both in 2008. I am honored that you used my portrait taken of him during our visit.
We will always hold in our hearts the joyfulness of that time. My mom and dad could not have chosen a better person to be my Godfather as he was a remarkably warm and loving man and the world was a better place with him in it.
Our many hours on phone calls chatting about our photography endeavors, politics and other worldly situations was always delightful and humorous.
Oceans apart, I only wish that I could have spent more days hearing his voice and laughter. Rest in peace.

Dearest Aunt Mary and Uncle Gerry,
we are with you in spirit and in love, sending deepest condolences and prayers as you grieve and mourn Mark's passing during this unprecedented, unsettling time in our world.

I so loved our time together in Ireland several years ago, as we celebrated Oula's 85th in Dublin, and visited with you in Hoath and in beautiful Tully Cross. Though it was a short visit, the memory of this time is very, very dear to me.

May all of the fond memories bring you consolation, and may dearest Uncle Mark rest in God's Grace and Peace.

Thinking of you, wishing to be nearer.

With love always,
Colleen Maguire, Shane Antle, Conor, Joseph and Dominic Antle

Remembered with love. John’s faithful ’Preamble’ companion.

Mary So sorry to hear of Marks death One wonderful kind man may his gentle soul rest in peace
Lots of very happy memories
Of his wonderful wine weekends
Loretta

Mary , please accept our deepest sympathy on the passing of Mark. Thanks for sharing him with us occasionally . He enriched our lives on those occasions with his mischievous humor and sharp wit.May his gentle soul Rest In Peace .

Mary,
Sincerest sympathies on Marks passing. He was such a wonderful person - so many great memories from the wine club, Rosleague, lunches, garden parties and the many sing songs. He will be very sadly missed. It was a privilege to know him.

Mary,
My sympathies and condolences on Marks sad passing. He was a fount of knowledge and entertainment at our Preamble lunches.

Denis Wood

Dear Mary
We are truly saddened to hear of your great loss. All our lives were enriched by Mark`s infectious
enthusiasm , his miscchievous humour , and his constant positivity in the face of life`s slings and arrows.
Mark will always remain in our
hearts and our memory , like an
unsurpassed 1929 Vintage Chateau Latour . Mark , Master
of Wine , Father of Preamble .

Dear Mary
Our deepest sympathy at the death of your dear husband.We will be thinking of you
during these very difficult days.Stan and Jane Glover

Mary sincere sympathy to you at this sad time. I have lovely memories of Mark and his stunning chrysanthemums in his parents home in Clontarf.
Love to you and Gerard.

Sorry to hear of Mark's passing, great memories of chats and disagreements over wine tastings! Thinking about you all at this very sad time.

Dear Mary, sincerest condolences for your loss. You are in our thoughts and prayers at this difficult time. I would also like to extend deepest sympathies from Mum and Dad (Doris & Norman Mac Cann).

Very sorry to hear that Mark has left us. He was very much part of our annual Greencore meeting and we will miss
him. May he rest in peace.

Mary Our deepest sympathies to you on Mark's passing. He was a great colleague for many years and also for twenty years a faithful attender at our annual Greencore pensioners lunch.
We will miss him.

Dear Mary,
You are in our thoughts and we send you our love.
May Mark rest in peace, a truly wonderful person in so many ways. We will miss him.
Love, from Avril, Noel and Conor

To dear Mary,
Sending you our deepest condolences. We will always have fond memories of you both in Tooreena.
Our thoughts and prayers are with you at this difficult time.

Dear Mary,
I will miss Marks wonderful company enormously, You are in our thoughts and prayers, sending my deepest sympathies and love to you. Frank

Mary
I was so sorry to hear about Mark. I'll always remember your beautiful garden that you both spent so much time creating and enjoying.
Take care, Mary and keep safe.

Dear Mary, our sincere condolences for the loss of Mark. He will be remembered fondly by us for the many winetastings and lunches over the years and particularly for the weekends in Connemara. He was a wonderful friendly character and will be missed buy us,
Conor & Margaret McGuinness

Sorry to hear of the death of Mark. My condolences to you Mary. May Mark rest in peace.

Condolence to Mary on the passing of Mark a lovely person RIP

Sincere sympathies to Mary and family. He will be missed by all his friends in Preamble Wine Club

Deepest sympathies Mary, on Mark's passing.
He made an impact on everyone he met, and a huge one on me.
Any time I think of him, I smile.

I am so sad to learn of the death of my dear cousin and lovely friend Mark. I shall pray for him and hope to be able to live stream the funeral service on line. I shall remember him always, and I have a little scar just above my left eye to remind -he shot an arrow at me when he was 10 years old, and I was 7!!

Dear Mark rest in peace in the glory of heaven, and I am sure we will meet again in a better world,

Love from Nano

my sincere condolences , Mark was a lovely man and always good fun

Our deepest sympathies to Mary and family. Mark has been a very special friend over many years from involvement with the Irish Sugar Company, his wonderful help with gardening, happy times in Connemara & by no means least imbibing fine wines with him at our renowned lunches in excellent company over many decades. We will really miss you dear friend.

Dear Mary, we are so sorry and sad on hearing about Mark's passing. He was truly a remarkable
man. He will be particularly remembered for his vast knowledge of horticultural and photography along with his skills in presentation and PR.We will fondly remember him for the entertaining weekends in Conemara. Rest in peace ,Mark.

Dearest Aunt Mary (and Uncle Gerry), we are so very sorry for your loss. I have so many fond memories of Uncle Mark when I was a boy. I never spent enough time with him, but when we did meet, he was always so kind and fun. Whenever I think of Uncle Mark, I can still vividly hear his infectious laugh! My mother absolutely adored her brothers and we brothers loved our uncles vicariously. He will undoubtedly have a wonderful welcoming committee in heaven. Deepest condolences for your loss. May our Uncle Mark Rest In Peace. Love, Brendan Maguire and family.

Rest in Peace dearest Mark. We will always remember our many wonderful Preamble weekends in Connemara.

Deepest sympathy to Mary and all the Downes Family on the passing of Mark. May he Rest in Peace.

Dear Mary
Our sincere condolences on Marks passing. We are so sad at the loss of a great man we were pleased to call our good friend. We treasure the time we had with him, the song and laughter, the Connemara lamb and the wines we shared. May he rest in peace.

Deepest sympathy to Mary and family on the sad passing of our beloved friend. Mark will always be fondly remembered by both of us.
May Mark rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to Mary and family. We will miss Mark's company and convivial presence