Louise James and partner Sean McGrotty who had three children, including a four month old baby girl
ORGANISERS of two fundraising appeals set up in the wake of the Buncrana Pier tragedy have expressed their gratitude to those who have helped them raise £92,000.
The money is expected to be handed to the family from the organisers of the two appeals.
Marty McGranaghan from Derry and Michelle Black from Buncrana had independently launched their Justgiving pages in the days following the tragedy, with modest targets.
They had hoped to raise money to help the family of Jodie-Lee Tracey (14), her mother Ruth Daniels, Ruth’s son-law Sean McGrotty and his sons Mark (12) and Evan McGrotty (8) with funeral costs.
Michelle’s appeal has raised £20,000.
A further £5,000 has also been raised in a Buncrana Credit Union account.
Marty’s appeal raised a staggering £67,222.62p in generous donations.
Both are expected to meet with Evan and Mark’s mother Louise James in the coming days, after the successful month-long fundraisers came to an end.
Marty said on his Facebook page: “Well that’s the just giving page finished.
“I just want to say a massive thank you to everyone who has donated and shared the page over the past 30 days.
“It’s has been amazing to see the support pour in from all over the world to help a family in their time of need.
“Once again THANK YOU!!!!”
Brothers Mark and Evan McGrotty who were huge Man Utd and Derry City fans
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