At his son Matthew Healy’s burial in County Cork, his father compared him and his six-year-old son to “two peas in a pod” and called him “my little lad, my buddy and my chief” who was “pure joy”, reports RTE.
“I loved him so much. I knew straight away I had an extraordinary little man on my hands,” James Healy said.
My sister often referred to us as the dream team, he added.
“Matthew was a beautiful child in every way. He had striking blue eyes, blond curly hair, a gorgeous smile and an infectious laugh. He was pure joy. Matthew was a very affectionate child but he was full of devilment and great craic. Right from the word go, he just loved a bit of fun,” reports RTE.
“In his so very short six years and nine months on this earth, Matthew made an immense impact and packed a lot in. He was a very confident and articulate little man who made friends everywhere he went. If they didn’t know him when he got there, they’d all know him by the time he was leaving, just like his granddad Donie,” reports RTE.
“Our hearts will be forever broken,” Mr. Healy wrote, but Matthew would be remembered “for who he was and the joy he brought into our lives.” He called his son’s death “an unimaginable tragedy.”
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