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Rev. Father Dermot Francis Tighe 1930 - 2020
Rev. Father Dermot Francis Tighe 1930 - 2020
GREAT BEND - Rev. Father Dermot Francis Tighe, 89, passed away on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, 2020, at Via Christi St. Francis in Wichita. He was born August 4, 1930, to James Tighe and Sarah (McDermott) Tighe in Strokestown, Ireland, county of Roscommon. He was the youngest of ten.  
Dermot attended elementary school at St. Mary’s Strokestown and Cloonfree. At age 11 he won an academic scholarship to attend the Diocesan high school at Summerhill College in Sligo, Ireland. Following high school, he attended the seminary at St Patrick’s College in Carlow, Ireland. He was very involved in athletics during his school years particularly the Irish game of hurling. ....

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