BOYZ OWN FAREWELL TO STEPHEN; Band plan to honour him at funeral.Byline: Keith McLeod Keith McLeod (born November 5 1979 in Canton, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player currently with the Indiana Pacers of the National Basketball Association at the point guard position. GRIEVING Boyzone are helping to organise Saturday's funeral of bandmate Stephen Gately. Ronan Keating Ronan Patrick John Keating (born March 3, 1977 in Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish pop singer. Biography Personal life Ronan Keating grew up in Bayside, Dublin. He attended Bayside Primary School and St. Fintan's High School, Sutton, Dublin. , Mikey Graham and Keith Duffy Keith Duffy is the name of:
The three boy band members also discussed plans for the service and visited Jennings Funeral home on Amiens Street to talk over arrangements. Last night, the family's lawyer Gerald Kean said: "The family are so delighted that the lads from Boyzone are so involved and taking such an active role. "It's the way Stephen would have wanted it. Ronan, Mikey, Keith and Shane have been wonderful." The remaining band member, Shane Lynch, is expected to meet the others as they prepare to bring Stephen's body home from Majorca, where he died of natural causes on Saturday. It is understood the band will fly out tomorrow by private jet and return with the man they call their "brother". There will be a small private wake for the family on Friday night. A band insider said:"They are all just completely numb, but both Stephen's family and the lads got great comfort from the visit. "They now want to honour him in the best way possible at his funeral." Manager Louis Walsh Louis Walsh (born August 5, 1952 in Kiltimagh, County Mayo, Ireland) is a manager in the music industry, and a judge on the ITV1 show The X Factor, which made him famous as a television personality rather than a manager. will be among the mourners after confirming that he will take no part in this weekend's X Factor live show on Saturday. It is not yet known if he will appear on Sunday's show. Missed X Factor sources say Walsh has been in contact with the acts he is mentoring - Miss Frank, and John &Edward - over the phone. Walsh missed last Sunday's show when one of his act, Kandy Rain, were voted off. Louis will join a huge congregation for the funeral Mass which will be held at the St Laurence O'Toole Church in Dublin, a stone's throw from where Stephen, 33, was raised. The service will start at midday. Prayers have been said for Stephen at St Laurence O'Toole primary school, where the his talents were first revealed. Former teacher David Bailey David Bailey may refer to:
"He had a highly musical talent and was very popular in class. A credit to the school. "Stephen was a icon in this area of Dublin. The children all really admired him and what he had achieved. He was a source of pride for everyone." Yesterday, it was revealed the singer had consumed cannabis on the night he died. A police source said: "The autopsy revealed Stephen had taken cannabis and his husband and another man present on the night he died have confirmed this. "That was not the cause of his death. He died from natural causes." Autopsy reports in Majorca have confirmed that Gately suffered an acute pulmonary oedema oedema see edema. - or sudden build up of fluid in the lungs - thought to have been caused by a heart attack. CAPTION(S): BROTHERS: Stephen with bandmate Ronan earlier this year. Below, Boyzone, their manager Louis Walsh and St Laurence O'Toole Church in Dublin, where Stephen's funeral will be held on Saturday |
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