William JosephHICKEY– Billy.
Funeral Mass - St Thomas More Church Hall, 380 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, London, SE22 8ND, 26th June 2024 at 11 am.
Live – stream history St Thomas More Church, Dulwich
Burial - Camberwell Old Cemetery, Forest Hill Rd, East Dulwich SE22 0RU at 1pm.
Reception follows burial - Venue to be confirmed.
Billy passed away peacefully at home in East Dulwich on Sunday, 26th May 2024, age 87, surrounded by his family.
Born in Cahir, County Tipperary, Ireland, the youngest of three sons of John and Norah. Billy enjoyed regularly visiting Joan, his childhood neighbour.
He moved to London during the 1950’s where he worked as a builder on numerous projects including the Thames Barrier and the Nat West Tower as well as Fairlawn Primary school, later attended by two of his six grandchildren.
He met his future wife, Geraldine, at her aunt’s house and went on to have three sons, John, Paul, and Bill. He remained in Brockley, Peckham, and East Dulwich for the rest of his life.
He and Geraldine had been regular attenders of the St Thomas Moore church social club on Lordship Lane, East Dulwich where they kept in touch with many of their old friends from the London Irish community. The family spent most annual holidays in Galway with Geraldine s family extended family as well as trips to see Billy's cousin Margaret in Tipperary.
Billy's focus was his family, and he worked hard to support them. He bore his later illness with quiet dignity. He will be very sorely missed by his family and friends.
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