Reverend Fr John (J.J.) RYDER

RYDER, Reverend Fr John (J.J), 12 December 2021, peacefully in the loving care of Foyle Hospice, former teacher at St Columb’s College, Derry, CC Malin, Co Donegal, PP Greencastle, Co Tyrone and Pastor Emeritus in Holy Family, Ballymagroarty, Derry; predeceased by his parents, John and Margaret, and his brothers Aidan and Dermot; deeply regretted and sadly missed by his sisters Mary (Newport) and Sr Margaret Mary OP (Mairead), his sisters-in-law Eilish and Marie, nephews John and Peter Newport, John and Dermot Ryder, nieces Margaret Newport, Sarah, Kate, Aoife and Niamh Ryder, his grandnephews and grandnieces, his many cousins and friends, and by Bishop Donal McKeown and the priests of the Diocese of Derry.

Removal from Bradley & McLaughlin Funeral Home on Monday to repose from 2.00 pm in Holy Family, Ballymagroarty, with Funeral Mass at 12.00 noon on Tuesday, followed by Burial at Sacred Heart Church, Muff, Co Donegal. Requiem Mass can be followed on the Holy Family webcam (Holy Family Parish, Live Webcam Stream | iTech Media Live Streaming Ballymagroarty (churchmedia.tv)).

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