The entire local community was plunged into grief by the passing at the age of 38 of David Carney, Bolies, Bog Road. David was born in Stabannon and spent most of his life there. He had been married only six years ago and had just finished building his new family home a little over a year before his passing. His illness was diagnosed only weeks before his death. In his youth, David played football for Stabannon Parnells and he was proud to have the distinction of scoring the first-ever point on the club's newly-opened grounds. At his funeral, a guard of honour was provided by members of Stabannon Parnells GFC as well as pupils and staff from Stabannon National School. A number of David's friends also escorted the cortege on their motorbikes