Tragic Eoin McGrory was laid to rest in Donegal.
The devastated family of a man killed in a hit and run incident in Boston has been buried in Co Donegal.
Family and friends gathered on Sunday to wake Derry man Eoin McGrory whose remains had been brought home from Boston accompanied by his grief stricken bride of just four months.
Shanique McGrory made the journey back to her husband’s native city accompanied by her daughter Monique and Eoin’s heartbroken mother Teresa.
On Sunday mass was said at Our Lady of Lourdes in Steelstown, Derry for the young step father of one who touched so many hearts.
His body was interned in Cockhill cemetery in Buncrana.
In the days leading up to his funeral wife Shanique spoke of her determination to achieve justice for the man she says she will love for the rest of her life.
Still reeling from the shock of his death she dismissed driver Ricky Prezioso’s claims that he is innocent and that he believed he had hit a pothole on the day of her husbands death.
Keen cyclist Eoin, who is originally form the Shantallow area of Derry, died at the scene last Thursday after he was hit by a garbage truck driven by 41-year-old Prezioso in Charlestown, Boston.
The father of one has been charged with leaving the scene after causing the death of the recently married Irish man.
Eoin was the youngest of six children and had been living in America for the past 15 years.
His family had been planning to visit him when they received news of his death.
Grieving mum Teresa McGrory said: “We got the news from Boston early on Saturday morning. It was a terrible shock altogether. We didn’t expect anything like that at all.
“The last time he was home was around seven years ago. I was thinking of going out there this year. He loved the bike and was always out cycling. He just died at the scene. It’s just awful.
Eoin’s brother Phil paid tribute to his little brother.
“He was bubbly and funny. He’s my wee brother. There’s only 13 months between us. He just got married before Christmas. He was happy and content,” he revealed.
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