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THE friends, family and colleagues of caring and compassionate Nuala McLaughlin have been left heartbroken following the untimely passing of the local social worker – the first Western Health and Social Care Trust staff member to die after contracting Covid-19. Nuala (43), who lived in Ballygawley but had worked as a social worker in the Fermanagh area, passed away on December 22 at the South West Acute Hospital (SWAH) following a heroic and inspirational battle with the coronavirus. Leading the homily at Nuala s funeral mass on Christmas Eve, her brother, Father Peter McAnenly, spoke highly of his late sister. I know that I speak on behalf of all the family as I say she was a much-loved daughter and a wonderful sister, and someone who was really cherished by her nieces and nephews, said Father Peter, adding that over and above all else, Nuala was a much-loved mother to her two children, Orla and Eoin.
Tributes have been paid tribute to a “passionate, dedicated and committed” social worker in the Western Trust who died after contracting coronavirus.
Nuala McLaughlin died peacefully on Tuesday at the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen, after working for almost 20 years within the Western Trust’s Family and Childcare Directorate.
A family notice said her death was “deeply regretted” by her wider family, including her two children.
Colleagues passed on their condolences with a moving tribute posted on the Western Trust’s Facebook page.
“Everyone within the Western Trust are deeply saddened by the untimely passing of our dear friend and colleague, Nuala McLaughlin,” the message read.