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Recognition: Jim Pierce with his trophy after being named Older Volunteer of the Year


you can say to someone who has just lost a loved one through suicide’


‘There are really no words


ices, including counselling, group therapy and reflexology.


The Lighthouse Charity offers a number of serv-


Jim and some of his friends have started to make miniature lighthouses as a way of promoting the work of the charity. In an article written at the time of Geraldine’s


death, journalist Victoria McMahon reported how Geraldine could not bear to live without her twin, Georgina.


At the time of Geraldine's death; Jim said: “This has completely devastated us. It's just like Georgina's death all over again.” At the time, the family urged the then NI Health Minister Michael McGimpsey to visit their home to


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