Imelda  Culleton
 

Many of you will remember Imelda as the cheerful, kindly lady who, for many years, occupied the Reception desk in the foyer of the College from where she greeted the numerous students, parents and visitors who approached her on a daily basis.   She was particularly helpful to the younger students, who quickly learned that she had a sympathetic ear and could be relied upon to offer whatever help, advice or comforting word they needed at any particular moment. She had a great interest in everything that took place in the College, but her first love was the rugby, an enthusiasm she shared with the other members of her family.
 
Imelda joined the administrative staff of the College in 1998 and soon became a popular and respected member of the school community.  We were all deeply upset when, in 2008, we learned that she was seriously ill. We followed her progress closely, reassured by the information that the question she kept asking her doctor was, ‘When can I go back to work?’  Sadly, it was not to be, and she passed away on the 2nd of January. 
 
We extend our deepest sympathies to her husband, Gerry, and to her sons Fergus and Cian as they live through this difficult time.  We join them and all the members of Imelda’s extended family in mourning the loss of a wonderful colleague and friend. 
 
A memorial service to celebrate her life will be held in the College on Tuesday 9 March at 7.30pm.  
 
“All their life in this world, and all their adventures in Narnia had only been the cover and the title page; now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on Earth had read; which goes on forever, in which every chapter is better than the one before” - CS Lewis

A Godsil

Headmaster