William (Bill) James Denham Gow

Drom Oir, Knocknacarra, Galway,  formerly of 

Dundee, Scotland

and Johannesburg, South Africa.

Bill passed away unexpectedly at University Hospital Galway on Tuesday, 20 June, 2023.

Beloved husband of Maura and much-loved father of Kevin and David. 

Predeceased by his sisters Hilda and Jeanette.

Deeply mourned and sadly missed by his wife and sons, nieces and nephews, the extended Gow and Rath families, friends and neighbours.

Reposing at the O’Flaherty Funeral Parlour, Munster Avenue, Galway (H91 V1K8) on Friday, 30 June, 2023 from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Private cremation to follow at Shannon Crematorium on Saturday   1 July 2023 at 12 noon. No flowers please.

Donations in memory of Bill to Croí at   https://croi.ie/donate/ would be appreciated instead.

Book of Condolence: If you would like to leave a message of sympathy or share a memory of Bill please use the online condolence section below. The Gow family would like to thank you for your thoughtfulness at this difficult time.

But pleasures are like poppies spread,

You seize the flow’r, its bloom is shed;

Or like the snow falls in the river,

A moment white – then melts for ever;

Or like the Borealis race,

That flit ere you can point their place;

Or like the Rainbow’s lovely form

Evanishing amid the storm.

Nae man can tether time or tide.

~ Robert Burns