William (Billy) FOLEY

The death has occurred of William (Billy) Foley, Burnley, Lancashire. Billy was predeceased by his son Desmond (Des) Foley, Burnley (2018), his parents Bill and May Foley of Ballyhogan, his sisters Peggy Boweman, Nenagh (2012) and Mary (Bridie) Dorsey, Denver, USA (2015) and his sister-in-law Betty Foley, Puckane (formerly Burnley, 2022).

Billy and Des are both sadly missed and forever loved by Billy’s brothers Seán and Jimmy, sisters Anne, Patricia and Teresa, and their families; by his son Billy and his wife Wendy, by his son Derek and his partner Lorraine, and their mother Beatrice; by his grandchildren William, Lee and his wife Steph, Alisha, Chelsea and her husband Kas, Stefan and his wife Hannah; great-grandsons Albie and Reggie; by Des’s children Colleen and Nathan and their mother Eleana, and by Billy’s companion Maureen. They will be greatly missed by their friends and former colleagues at Michelin UK, The Stroke Foundation UK and by members of The Irish League, Burnley.

Billy and Des will remain in the hearts of the extended Boweman, Dorsey, Knight and McLoughlin families, and by the wide circle of the Foley family throughout Ireland and abroad.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha dílse.

Requiem Mass will be celebrated at St. Patrick’s Church, Puckane, at 12pm, Saturday, 29th of April.