DEATH NOTICE

The death has occurred of John Francis Claro

Cleggan, Galway / Clifden, Galway

John Francis Claro, 63 years old, passed away on May 26th 2020 in Sheeauns ,Cleggan,
County Galway and Two Dog Café, Clifden.
A loving, kind, intelligent, talented gentleman and a graduate of the London School of
Economics and Kensington School, in Barcelona Spain. John grew up in Spain and the United
States, lived in England, and was a resident of Cleggan for many years. Among his array of
interests was Astronomy, and he contributed to the Connemara View with a section titled
Connemara Stars. He will be lovingly missed by all whoknew him. John was predeceased by
his mother Maria Angeles Jimenez and his father Francisco Javier Claro Jaumot. Survived by
His brother Francis, and sister Ana, nieces Elena and Natalia, and his dearest Tracey Raffe,
neighbours & Friends kindly request that you have him present in your prayers.
May John's gentle soul Rest In Peace.

The family welcomes memories of John on the condolence link below. A procession with
John's remains will go to Cleggan, via Clifden, for hisneighbours to pay their respects on
Sunday, to be in Clifden at 12 noon on Sunday, May 31st and Cleggan at 12.15pm. Due to
government & HSE guidelines, the funeral at all stages will be private. A Mass to celebrate
John's remarkable life will be held at a later date. Private Cremation will take place in Shannon
Crematorium on Monday June 1st.

Date Published: Friday 29th May 2020 Date of Death: Tuesday 26th May 2020

Burke Funeral Directors - Clonbur

Clonbur / An Fháirche, burkesclonbur@gmail.com
Galway landline: 094-9546175

087-9099593 Tomás Burke