Career
He was born an only child in Lettin, Tempo, County Fermanagh. They never had any children. He was former headmaster of "Jones Memorial Primary School", Enniskillen and Dungannon Primary School, from 1979 to 1999.
He was also a former president of the Ulster Teachers Union.
A lifelong cricket enthusiast, he played into his 50s and founded the North Fermanagh Cricket Club.
