To my father-in-law Jim, Distance was a barrier for you to be part of our daily life, but I and the girls enjoyed our every moment we spent together anytime we got together. Your wise words kept me intrigued, I savored on your stories, your jokes made me laugh. Your granddaughters adore and love you, enjoyed your company very much and longed to visit you. We always looked forward to visiting you again, but we didn’t expect you will be gone too soon. Thanks for raising my husband to be quality man, gentle father and devoted husband. You will always be in my heart and my childrens'. Gone too soon, I wish we had met you earlier and met you more recently so that we would have had more time with you. Worry not, I'll raise your grandchildren happy and content individuals and cherish my husband, your son everyday. Goodbye now We will be with you in our hearts and memories forever.

For those of you in Ireland, there is a death notice here : https://rip.ie/death-notice/james-jim-o-keeffe-tralee-kerry/461237 , with thanks to Jim’s brother Ted O’Keeffe for organising

I have very fond and vivid memories of Jim, not only a gentle character but a true gentleman.

On behalf of the UCD Engineering Class of 1967 I would like to add happy memories of the five or so years we shared at UCD. He will be fondly remembered by the 120 or so classmates. Courtney Murphy

Jim’s family would love to hear your memories. Please post them here. Thanks, Sarah x

Thank you for setting up this memorial to James. We hope that you find it a positive experience developing the site and that it becomes a place of comfort and inspiration for you to visit whenever you want or need to.

I am I and you are you, whatever we were to each other that we still are. Speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? Life means all that it ever meant, it is the same as it ever was.