William “Billy” Noel Lawless

Dangan, Menlo, Galway and Chicago, Illinois

Beloved husband of Anne Lawless (née O’Toole) and loving father of Billy, Clodagh, Amy, and John Paul. A proud father-in-law of Catherine Gilmore-Lawless, Colm Murphy, Cynthia Galvan, and Julianne Bendel Lawless, adoring grandfather of Kieran and Darragh Lawless, Jack and Gavin Murphy, Lillyana and Luke Galvan Lawless, and Ellen and Eoin Lawless.

 

Devoted son of the late Ellen and Thomas Lawless, proud older brother of Gerald Lawless, Helen Brennan, and Mary Loughman and fond brother-in-law of Neasa Lawless, the late George Xuereb Brennan, Kieran Loughman, and Pat O’ Toole.

 

Galway Arrangements Thursday, December 05, 2024.

Anne and the family will gather at Galway Cathedral from 2.30 p.m. in advance of a Memorial Mass for Billy therein at 4 p.m.

 

If you would like to offer your condolences to the family, please attend the Cathedral before 4 p.m. or leave a message of condolence online below or in the traditional manner in the book at the Cathedral. Thank you for your thoughtfulness at this time. (Live-streaming link for Mass: https://www.galwaycathedral.ie/webcam)

 

“As we express our gratitude,

we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words,

but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy

 

Instead of floral tributes, please consider making your kind donation to a cause close to Billy’s heart, The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR), www.ICIRR.org.