Dr. Tom McGinley will be 'sadly missed' and 'fondly remembered' by the people of Derry and Donegal

Sinn Féin MLA Karen Mullan expressed her sympathies following Dr. McGinley's sad passing.

"I was saddened to hear of the death of founder of the Foyle Hospice, Dr Tom McGinley. Tom was a well known figure in Derry for many years through his work as a doctor and then when he founded the Foyle Hospice, providing care to families at very difficult times.

"He was also a familiar figure running the roads of the city for many years as a keen jogger.

"Tom McGinley will be sadly missed by all who knew him and I send my sympathies to his family both in Derry and Donegal and all his friends and loved ones," she said.

UUP Alderman Darren Guy, whose father Jim served as Mayor of Derry when the hospice was in its formative years, said: “I am saddened to hear of the passing of Dr. Tom McGinley.

"On behalf of the Ulster Unionist Party, and indeed my own family I would like to pass on our deepest sympathies and sincere condolences to Dr. McGinley’s entire family. My own father was a great proponent of Dr. McGinley setting up the Foyle Hospice and assisted in the acquiring of land to build the Hospice upon.

"Dr. McGinley will always be remembered fondly by everyone in our city.”