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Basketball legend Paudie to get Killarney send-off
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The funeral of former Irish basketball legend and Mayor of Killarney Paudie O'Connor will take place at St Mary's Cathedral tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 10.30am. The funeral will arrive at the church at 9.45am and following the requiem mass at 10.30am, interment of ashes will take place immediately afterwards in Aghadoe Cemetery.
Paudie passed away on May 1 at his home in Las Vegas. A funeral service took place in Guardian Angel Cathedral, Las Vegas last week.
Predeceased by his parents Mai (1987) and Dan (2001) and brother Benny (2009), Paudie is survived by his beloved daughter, Morgan (nee O'Connor) Mauro, her mother, Marty; son-in-law, Marcello Mauro; grandson, Luciano Connor Mauro; brothers, Séamie and Mike; sisters-in-law, Fidelma and Peggy; nephews Patrick, Richard and Philip O'Connor, relatives and a large circle of friends.