Pat Hume, Wife Of John & A Key Force In The Northern Ireland Peace Process, Has Died.

Friday, 3 September 2021 09:20

File image: L-R, John and Pat Hume, 2014/RollingNews

"That life of Pat Hume was one of total commitment to community, to the possibilities of peace" - President Michael D. Higgins.

Tributes are continuing to be paid to Pat Hume, who died yesterday in Co Derry.

Mrs Hume, who was married to Nobel Peace Prize recipient John, died just over a year after her husband.

Pat Hume was a gracious, determined force behind the achievement of peace in Ireland. She and her husband John both made the world a better place and set an example for us all. Sending my condolences to her family. https://t.co/cAC9IYrobq
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 2, 2021

The President ans the Taoiseach has had led tributes, while current leader of the SDLP Colum Eastwood said "without Pat, there would be no peace process in Ireland".

Mr. Eastwood says Pat ran her husband's constituency office in Derry and was a trusted advisor to John during difficult moments of the Troubles

"That life of Pat Hume was one of total commitment to community, to the possibilities of peace, to the measures of non-violence that were necessary..."

Statement by President Michael D. Higgins on the passing of Pat Hume:https://t.co/cyFKI8wLTb
— President of Ireland (@PresidentIRL) September 2, 2021

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