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RTE’s Mary Kennedy has opened up about her ‘regret’ for not saying goodbye to her late father Tom. The host also shared his last words with her and spoke about the tragic loss of a father.
Mary lost her father Tom in March 1977 at the age of 21, yet she was never able to say goodbye to her father in his coffin.
Speaking to the Irish Sunday Independent Mary, she revealed that the last time she saw her father before his tragic passing was in January of that year while visiting the Clondalkin family home.
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Mary revealed that Tom had given her ‘some shakes’ and told her to ‘take care’ of herself, which little did they know at the time, would be her last words to the RTE star.
The journalist opened up about the experience, saying that she “regrets” not having seen her father in his coffin and that she often thinks about what happened.
Mary told the publication: “It is a regret that I have. I know that people were trying to protect me and I was definitely in shock.
“The whole ritual around waking up, dying and paying your respects is not scared of me now. I often wonder what it would look like in the coffin and what costume it was wearing.
“It’s really about closure. It’s something I would recommend to people: when someone dies, don’t fear the fact that that person is dead in the coffin.”
Mary recently spoke to RSVP Live about the loss of her mother, who sadly passed away a few years ago in the run-up to Christmas.
Mary said, “My mother died on December 23, shortly before midnight, so it was almost Christmas Eve.
“So we always meet on December 22 or 23 in one of our houses, a friend who is a priest comes and says a mass and we remember all our friends and family who have passed away that year and throughout the years.
“After that we had dinner and a Kris Kringle.”
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