MEL CORRY lost his battle with Covid-19 at the age of just 56, after two weeks in Craigavon Area Hospital. He received the very best of care from hospital staff and was in awe of their efforts, but together they were unable to overcome the devastating effects of the virus.
Mel was known to most as a Lurgan man, though he originally hailed from neighbouring Portadown, another starkly divided town that formed part of the “murder triangle” of counties Armagh and Tyrone.
In 1972, the worst year of the Troubles, the Corry family relocated to nearby Craigavon, a mixed settlement newly established by the Stormont regime.