01/01/2026
James Tonery 19/11/1970 - 19/12/2024
I had thought that time would bring some inspiration, but it has not blessed me with the words to do him justice.
It has been over a year now since we lost James.
Many people feel his absence and have had to navigate their lives without his presence, his love, his reliability, his loyalty, his confidence, and his sheer determination to live his best life.
James and I made many plans and dreamed many dreams over the years, but none so special as the ones in the last few years before his passing.
While it might seem a bit late to announce here, I do so now because he would hate to be forgotten. He would hate not to have dreams, goals or plans and to be sharing them. Whether it was training a horse, building his own horse truck, or thinking about our future, his thoughts always revolved around how to achieve what he wanted.
The house may be smaller and quieter without him, and he no longer walks alongside me, but I see him every day. I know he is with me. His presence in my life will never diminish and never fade. He is forever loved! He is somewhere with his beloved horses... especially Sierra, Vogue, Starlight and Finny. He will mind them all until we can be reunited.
As we begin the new year, keep him in your thoughts... do the thing, buy the horse, build your own truck, dream the dream and let him know.
The page will remain public for at least the next month, but it will eventually be unpublished. I don't know how to keep it going.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
Ciara
