Minute’s silence held for Peter “Porky” Patton at Letterkenny‑Milford MD meeting

A minute’s silence was observed at today’s Letterkenny‑Milford Municipal District meeting to honour the memory of Peter “Porky” Patton, who died suddenly on Monday at the age of 57.

Mayor Cllr Pauric McGarvey proposed the tribute, noting Patton’s three decades of employment with Global Tiles and Bathrooms in Letterkenny and his lifelong involvement with Bonagee United Football Club. He expressed condolences to Patton’s wife Anne Marie, his children, parents and the wider family, friends and neighbours.

Cllr Donal Coyle, a fellow Bonagee United clubman, recalled Patton’s dedication, describing how he regularly spent Monday evenings on the club’s astroturf from 6 pm to 11 pm, worked the tuck‑shop on match days and ran the club’s bingo, even calling numbers during Covid. He said Patton was “very popular with everybody, young and old, and had a great, outgoing personality.”

Patton also volunteered at Dry Arch Park, serving as assistant treasurer and undertaking numerous roles. In 2024 he was named Bonagee United’s Club Person of the Year. Club chairman Niall Callaghan called him “selfless and loyal” and “simply irreplaceable”.

Bonagee United has suspended its activities until further notice as a mark of respect. Patton’s Funeral Mass is scheduled for Thursday 12 November at 12 noon in the Church of the Irish Martyrs, Ballyraine, Letterkenny, with burial at New Leck Cemetery.

Source: Donegal Daily. Photo: César O'neill / Pexels.