Obituaries

November 2020

Poignant family tribute to World War II veteran Alex Smith

A touching family tribute was paid last night to World War II RAF serviceman Alex Smith, who has died aged 95 at a Belfast nursing home.

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Maid of honour at Queen's coronation Lady Moyra Campbell dies aged 90 in Belfast care home

Tributes have been paid to Lady Moyra Campbell - who played a prominent role at the Queen's crowning in 1953 - after she passed away on Sunday.

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Gentleman Lexie Miller, a true giant in North West cricketing circles

The term gentleman could have been invented for Lexie Miller MBE, who has died suddenly, five days before his 91st birthday.

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Helen Madden: 'Miss Helen', a TV presenter who endeared herself to a generation

It is easy to understand the flood of tributes from the world of television, the arts and the general public following the death of Helen Madden at the weekend. She was the children's television presenter who endeared herself to a generation, an international prize-winning writer and an actress of critical acclaim.

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Warm tributes following death of country star Brian Coll

The passing of Brian Coll has robbed the country of one of its most popular and charismatic entertainers.

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October 2020

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Linfield mourn Billy Millen, legend of famous win over Manchester City

Linfield and Irish League football lost one of its true legends with the passing in his adopted Australia yesterday of the great Billy Millen, aged 70.

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Tributes are paid to Portadown photographer Jim Lyttle

Tributes have been paid to Northern Ireland photographer Jim Lyttle, who has died aged 79.

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A good old-fashioned hack: Tributes as Belfast Telegraph journalist and author Chris Ryder dies at 73

Tributes have been paid to former Belfast Telegraph journalist and author Chris Ryder, who has died aged 73.

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A true artist who was a member of 'The Group'

Derek Mahon, the Belfast-born poet who has died at the age of 78, was part of 'The Group', a number of young, mostly Northern Irish poets including Seamus Heaney, Michael Longley and Paul Muldoon.

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September 2020

Laid to rest: Funeral held for Belfast's first non-unionist mayor David Cook

The funeral of Belfast's first non-unionist Lord Mayor since partition took place on Thursday.

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David Cook was the voice of the middle political ground and an avid historian who became Lord Mayor

Former Alliance Party deputy leader, David Sommerville Cook, who in 1978 became Lord Mayor of Belfast, believed in bringing a voice of the middle ground of politics.

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August 2020

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John Hume: From diverting off path to priesthood to civil rights campaigner, Good Friday Agreement architect and Nobel laureate

John Hume was regarded by many as the driving force behind Northern Ireland’s 1998 Good Friday peace agreement.

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July 2020

Florence Cathcart: Doughty Omagh retailer who rebuilt in Troubles and after 1998 bombing

Florence Cathcart, who has died at the age of 103, was a prominent businesswoman in the life of Omagh.

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Brian Hutton , 'fearlessly independent' former Lord Chief Justice dies aged 88

Baron James Edward Brian Hutton, former Lord Chief Justice in Northern Ireland and a Law Lord, has died aged 88.

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Farewell to 'The Captain'... Tele deputy sports editor John Taylor passes away

The death has occurred of former Belfast Telegraph journalist John Taylor who for several years was this newspaper's deputy sports editor.

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John Bryson, textile boss driven by love of arts and deep civic responsibility

John Bryson DL, who has died aged 90, contributed extensively to the worlds of business and the arts in Northern Ireland over several decades.

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June 2020

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Obituary: UUP's Billy Bell, the first to be a mayor of two cities

Former UUP MLA Billy Bell, who has died at the age of 84, will be remembered as Northern Ireland's first mayor of two cities.

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May 2020

Jon Marshall: Author, poet and singer known as 'the big man' dies

Well-known local author, archaeologist, poet and singer-songwriter Jon Marshall has died aged 66.

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Belfast City Hospital consultant James Riddell was a 'fine, warm-hearted colleague'

Dr James Riddell, a former Reader in the Department of Therapeutics and Pharmacology at Queen's University, and a Consultant in Medicine at the Belfast City Hospital has died at the age of 77.

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Paul Ferguson: Co Armagh equine vet played key role at Olympics in Rio

Tributes have been paid after the death of an equine vet from Co Armagh who worked at the Olympic Games in Rio.

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Noel Bibb (68) is a huge loss to football in Mid-Ulster

The football community in Mid-Ulster has lost a "real gentleman of the local game" after the passing of one of the league's stalwarts.

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Maureen Simpson: NI swimming star was at 1972 Munich Olympics

A Northern Ireland champion swimmer who was part of the Irish team at the 1972 Munich Olympics has passed away at the age of 90.

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SDLP stalwart John Dallat put his life on the line to fight sectarianism, and won friends from all sides

John Dallat, an SDLP stalwart and unflinching opponent of violence and sectarianism, has died at the age of 73. He was the MLA for East Londonderry.

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Professor Peter Froggatt, who guided Queen's through austerity and the Troubles, dies aged 91

Sir Peter Froggatt, who has died, was President and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University from 1976 to 1986. He was 91.

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April 2020

Dame Ingrid Victoria Allen: QUB neuroscience professor 'had amazing talent and endless energy'

The late Professor Emerita of Neuropathology at Queen's University, Dame Ingrid Victoria Allen, has been described as a "force of nature with amazing talent, endless energy, and youthful fun".

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DUP's Edwin Poots mourns death of politician father at the age of 90

Charles Boucher Poots, who has died at the age of 90, was one of the dwindling band of politicians who helped form the DUP. His son Edwin is the current Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in the Executive.

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Acclaimed historian Jonathan Bardon unravelled our past with rare clarity

The death of Dr Jonathan Bardon robs Northern Ireland of one of its most distinguished and accessible historians. A man of prodigious output, his A History of Ulster is regarded as a seminal work for anyone wishing to make sense of the tangled and complex past of this island.

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Obituary: Robert Browne, Lisburn-born RAF officer who excelled on hockey field

Group Captain Robert Browne, a career officer in the RAF, has died in Oxford after a long illness. He was 79.

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Obituary: Giant of pub trade Charlie Lavery, owner of famous Belfast hostelry

The death has been announced of one of the best-known names in Northern Ireland's hospitality industry.

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Obituary: Col Robin Sadlier, distinguished soldier and sportsman who ran sweet factory

Colonel Robert Frederick Sadlier - known as Robin - who died on March 27 aged 88 was a long-serving member of the Territorial Army, which included his appointment as the organisation's Honorary Colonel in Northern Ireland.