Tributes paid to popular Co Tyrone social worker following Covid death Social worker Nuala McLaughlin 24 December, 2020 01:00
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Co Tyrone social worker and mother-of-two who lost her life to coronavirus.
The Western Health Trust said no task was too big or small for principal social worker Nuala McLaughlin, who died on Tuesday at the South West Acute Hospital in Enniskillen.
A sister of Fr Peter McAnenly of St Patrick s Cathedral Parish in Armagh, Mrs McLaughlin had been a social worker for more than 20 years.
In a statement posted online, the trust said: Everyone within the Western Trust are deeply saddened by the untimely passing of our dear friend and colleague.
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.