Gilbert Collins , who died with his friend Avu Idris in collision in Waterford last week, is remembered as a teenager ‘full of energy’ and ‘loved dearly’that also claimed the life of his close friend Avu Idris took place in his local community of Ballybeg, Waterford on Tuesday afternoon.
Inside Kilbarry cemetery, his team-mates donned the Waterford Crystal Football Club jersey that their friend wore with pride as lined the way to his grave. Many of his St Paul’s Community College classmates also flanked the hearse to his place of rest. Quoting the Book of Genesis, she added: “Gilbert’s life was a short one, but we’ll always cherish the memories that he left us with. I am my brother’s keeper. I will always love you and keep speaking your name with great pride. Your memory will live on through us all.”