The late Brian Lynch
THE 48-year old motorbiker, Brian Lynch, from Enniskillen who was seriously injured in a road traffic collision near Enniskillen the previous weekend, died in hospital on Thursday last, 20th November.
A native of Waterford, he lived in Drumbawn and was a father of four, Stacey, Natasha, Shaun and Nakita. He is further survived by Denise, the mother of his children and by his sister and brother, Maggie, Beechill, Cavanaleck and Caroline, Waterford.
He was predeceased by his parents and by his brother, Pat (Waterford) who also died as a result of a motorbike road traffic collision 11 years ago.
His hugely attended funeral Mass was celebrated by Fr David Donnelly, CC, in St Michael’s Church on Sunday. Among the callers to the home were Fr Brian D’Arcy, CP, the Graan who was a friend.
Following the Mass, there was a composite guard of honour from the deceased’s biker colleagues and the schools his children attend.
Burial was at Cross cemetery. The funeral arrangements were carried out by Damien McGovern, Derrygonnelly.
The deceased was a painter and decorator and, this week, Leroy Lindsay, for whom Brian did work, described him as ‘an absolute perfectionist in his trade and in his personal life’.
“That’s no exaggeration. I never came across anybody as good at his job. Personality-wise, you only had to meet him once to like him straightaway. He had a great manner about him and was very respectful of his customers.”
Outside of work, Mr Lindsay said he was, ‘the complete opposite’.
“He would let his hair down. He enjoyed the motorbikes and he had a great love for his family, and for his extended family.
“I understand that on the day of the accident, he was going to visit his uncle in Redhills. He has a sister in Waterford and would go down to see her any time he had. He was always on the phone to her, for hours maybe.
“He did everything for everybody else and it’s a pity he hadn’t more time for himself.”
Mr Lindsay, a joiner, said Mr Lynch did all his work. He described him as, ‘irreplaceable, a man in a million’.
On the day of his death, the PSNI issued a fresh appeal for witnesses.
Their spokesman said officers investigating the fatal road traffic collision on the Main A4 between Lisbellaw and Tamlaght on Saturday 15 November wanted to speak with the driver of the vehicle that was travelling in front of a Blue Vauxhall Vectra at the time of the collision with Mr Lynch’s Kawasaki motorcycle.
“Officers would appeal to the driver to contact them in Enniskillen Police Station on the non-emergency number 101”.
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