THE FUNERAL OF a Waterford father-of-four who died of cardiac arrest while on holiday in Magaluf in Majorca, Spain last month will be held tomorrow. Michael Grant, aged 45 and from Waterford city, His funeral mass will be held tomorrow at the Holy Family Church in Waterford at 11am requiem mass, with burial afterwards at Kilbarry cemetery. He will lie in repose at Thompson’s Funeral Home in Barrack Street in Waterford today from 6pm to 8.
30pm. Michael’s funeral mass will be live streamed and a has been set up in aid of his wife and four children. Micheals’ sister Deborah said that he was a “dedicated family man” who adored his wife Leanne and his children Kayleigh (22), Niamh (18) Shay (11) and ten-year-old Sofia.
She said that unfortunately Michael had recently let his life insurance policy lapse. “We found he had a note in his diary to finalise securing his family’s future for the 18 July with his bank — a meeting he never got to attend. “If you wish to contribute anything, however big or small, to the future of Michael’s children and wife, we would be forever grateful.
She said Michael will be “forever loved and missed” and described him as a “loving husband, mentor, coach, counsellor and of course a lovable rogue”. Deborah said that Michael loved his job and was a very well-respected physiotherapist. “He treated and cared for many clients, from cranial therapy for newborn babies to physio treatment to everyone beyond.
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