It is with great sorrow that St Brendan’s Athletic Club announces the death of its President, Patrick O’Riordan.
Patrick was a founder member of two athletic clubs, Ardfert Athletic Club and subsequently St Brendan’s Athletic Club. He competed at all levels for club and county in decades from the 1960s to his last race in 2018. He was a leading light in masters athletics in Kerry and won numerous Munster and national medals for the club. He was an active athlete up to four years ago. He embodied the club motto of “Athletics For All” as he participated in, and promoted all athletic disciplines for all levels.
Patrick served many roles in St Brendan’s Athletic Club and was its distinguished President for the past number of years. He had served as officer on the County Athletics Board in the past. He belonged to a generation of Kerry athletes and officials who lived through a historic period in the development of athletics in the county and beyond, whose participation ensured a sound administrative structure at all levels for athletics today.
Patrick was a gentleman with a calm presence and a love of athletics and hurling. His positive attitude nurtured generations of athletes and his quiet sense of humour in competition and at meetings was well known. Patrick’s own family were involved in the club while his niece Linda is presently a club coach, and his extended family member Ursula Barrett is Adult Head Coach while his brother Willie is a club masters athlete.
Patrick’s presence will be missed by all in St Brendan’s Athletic Club.
The club offers its sympathy to his wife Josephine, his daughters Brenda, Siobhán and Katie, his grandson, Gary, his brother Willie, his sister Mary, his nephews Stephen, Brendan and Damien, his niece Linda (St Brendan’s AC Club Coach), his brothers-in-law Brendan, Gerard, Eugene and Mike, sisters-in-law Eileen, Phil and Mary and all his relatives, neighbours and friends, many of whom were and are club officials, members and supporters.
There will be a St Brendan’s Athletic Club guard of honour at Patrick’s funeral on Tuesday.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
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