Tribute to John Kelly laid at Bloody Sunday monument where he often spoke so eloquently for justice
A tribute has been laid in memory of John Kelly at the Bloody Sunday monument in the Bogside where he spoke so eloquently over the years of the need for justice for his brother Michael and the other men and boys murdered in Derry on January 30, 1972.
Mr. Kelly passed away on Saturday after a battle with illness.
The former chair of the Bloody Sunday Justice campaign was laid to rest in the City Cemetery on Monday following Requiem Mass in St. Mary’s chapel in Creggan.
‘RIP John Kelly who fought for justice’, the placard placed at the foot of the Bloody Sunday monument stated simply.
A number of votives were left at the memorial in John’s memory.
Mr. Kelly’s brother Michael, aged 17, was among the innocent anti-internment demonstrators murdered by the British Parachute Regiment on January 30, 1972.
The Creggan native was among those who spearheaded a campaign for justice that led to the exonerations of the Saville inquiry in 2010.