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A Note From Kevin
Thanks to everyone that has supported my fundraiser in memory of my brother Francis for Kanturk AFC ground development fund. Thanks also for the support from people I meet in town or who ring. Really appreciate it.
It was extremely hard for me to be public. Since then, I have had plenty of time to think of WHY it happened while training for the marathon. When I first heard Francis had been diagnosed with terminal cancer, I didn’t believe it. I could have visited him alot more but I kept denying it, insisting he would be fine. Only late on did it sink in that it was final. So maybe it was guilt that delayed my grieving.
While Francis was in Marymount and extremely ill, my wife Amanda was in hospital giving birth to our daughter.
Francis came home days after Emma did and held her once prior to passing. This might have been a brief meeting but a bond was forged that flourishes today.
Thanks to the dedication of Francis and others who helped build Kanturk AFC into what it is today. His niece Emma and other girls are now representing Kanturk AFC for the first time in Cork Women’s and Schoolgirl’s Soccer League. Although it was a grieving process that sparked this fundraiser, it has opened my eyes to what Francis achieved for his community during his life. He was extremely proud of this club and what it was giving to
the youth of the community. For me, this is turning into a celebration of my brothers life. He was always in good form and up for a laugh which are qualities he liked to bring into the club.
So if you would like to help continue his and the rest at Kanturk AFC efforts, build a club for everyone to have and be proud of into the future, PLEASE SUPPORT MY FUNDRAISER. You can donate through go fund me:
www.gofundme.com/f/francishiggins
Or I have sponsorship cards. Contact me on 0860691784. Thanks.
