A FINTONA man has been remembered for his love of sport and his well-known habit of collecting golf balls.<\/p>\n
Christopher (Christy) Goodman died peacefully at Altnagelvin Hospital, surrounded by his family. He was 58.<\/p>\n
Celebrant of the funeral Mass at St Lawrence\u2019s Church, Fintona, Fr Se\u00e1n Mulligan reflected on Christy\u2019s life and his connection to the local community.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere wasn\u2019t a street in Fintona that Christy had not lived in at some stage in his life. There was a fair bit of moving between houses over the years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Fr Mulligan recalled how, when in good health, Christy enjoyed painting and decorating and spent summers picking potatoes in Nixon\u2019s field on the Derrybard Road.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe loved all sports and would watch all sports on TV, no matter what it was. It could have been a hundred eejits chasing a wheel of cheese down a steep hill in Gloucestershire or the gentleman\u2019s sport of golf \u2013 it wouldn\u2019t have mattered to Christy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Fondness<\/p>\n
The priest also spoke about Christy\u2019s fondness for collecting golf balls that had strayed from the course.<\/p>\n
\u201cChristy was famous for collecting the golf balls that had veered off course into the rough or the river which runs through the course, and then he\u2019d sell them for a few pound. This earned him the affectionate nickname \u2018Golf Ball\u2019 around the town.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn essence, he lived a simple life and enjoyed the simple things it offered,\u201d Fr Mulligan added.<\/p>\n
Following the funeral, Christy was laid to rest in the adjoining graveyard at St Lawrence\u2019s Church.<\/p>\n
Loving partner<\/p>\n
He was the loving partner of Joanne and a treasured father of Charlene (Thomas), Darren (Kelly), Christine Fisher (Michael) and Holly.<\/p>\n
He was also a devoted grandfather to his eight grandchildren and a cherished brother of Tommy, Paul, Laurence, Elizabeth Clyde, Patricia McWilliams, Christina Mulholland and Philomena Mitchell, and the late Teresa Hamilton, Hughie, Josie Mulholland, John, Patsy, Seamus, Eileen Reid and baby Francis.<\/p>\n
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