We were all in shock this past week upon getting the news that Art Lundy, the first Ireland Supporters Club President, had passed away on February 5th, 2012. The funeral was held on Friday February 10th, 2012 with the wake in the Club the same day. The attendance and the generosity of spirit was so overwhelming that one had to ask, who was this man? Art, as I have already mentioned, was the Club’s first president, he was also a co-founder and long time participant at the Club. Art was also behind the formation of the Gaelic Language classes, that continue today, with the assistance of Seamus de Creag. Sadly Seamus passed away this past January. Art we also knew as a musician. As members of the Club we could stop there, but if you were in attendance at his funeral you would now know the Art was much more. We were humbled to be introduced to that part of Art very few of us knew and this was thanks to his son, his brother and his nephew. Art as a Father, Art as a young man and Art as an uncle, all of these memories and emotions will stay in our hearts forever. Slan leat, ar dheis De go raibh a ainm dilis.