'To my dear husband, you were my everything'
The wife of a father-of-four killed in a Boxing Day crash has paid tribute to her soulmate and best friend at his funeral.His mother-in-law Mary Duffy, 52, was also killed while his wife Shannon and four children, Alannah, Eimear, Dylan and Eli, were injured.The driver of the other vehicle, named locally as Jennifer Acheson, who was in her 80s, also died in the crash, which occurred shortly before 3.30pm on the Dungannon Road outside Cookstown.
Funeral mass was held for Mr Rogers at St Joseph and St Malachy's church in nearby Drummullan on Friday. Ms Rogers and the children could not attend the service. Mourners heard she was watching on a webcam."To my dear husband, you were my everything, my best friend, my soulmate," she wrote."You were the best dad, always cracking jokes, the biggest entertainer, you were the tickle master, so young at heart."I will love you always and I will be looking up at you when I need help and guidance."Mourners formed a guard of honour outside as his coffin was carried from the church.
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