Hundreds attend funeral of Letterkenny’s Peter ‘Porky’ Patton

Hundreds gathered on Thursday afternoon for the funeral of Peter ‘Porky’ Patton, a well‑known Letterkenny resident who died suddenly on Monday.

The 57‑year‑old father of four had worked for Global Tiles for 34 years and was a long‑time committee member of Bonagee United FC, most recently serving as assistant treasurer.

The Church of the Irish Martyrs was packed as Shaun Patton, Donegal senior football goalkeeper, delivered a moving address, recalling his father’s devotion to family and his reputation for hosting the “famous Patton parties” and quizzes.

Peter, born in 1969 as the eldest of eight children to Jim and Rosemary Patton, grew up in Drumany and later Trimragh, attended Lurgybrack NS, St Eunan’s College and Letterkenny Vocational School, and began his career at Concarr’s where he met his wife Anne Marie.

Following the Mass, the cortege stopped at Global Tiles on the Neil T Blaney Road, where colleagues formed a guard of honour. Members of Bonagee United FC, St Eunan’s GAA, and the Donegal senior football squad led by manager Jim McGuinness also stood guard as the hearse passed.

Fr Ciaran Harkin, parish priest of Aughaninshin, praised Patton’s “light” and his kindness, humour and deep faith, noting that he never missed Mass wherever he was.

Family tributes included a Global Tiles jacket, a deck of playing cards and a Bonagee United shirt placed on the altar.

Source: Donegal Daily. Photo: cottonbro studio / Pexels.