The funeral of the young man killed in a freak accident in Co Donegal during Storm Éowyn takes place later this morning.
Hundreds of mourners are expected to say a final farewell to Polish-born Kacper Dudek who made the border town of Lifford his home.
The 20-year-old man of Beechwood Park, Lifford and formerly of Brody, Poland, died after a tree fell on his car while he as returning from work last Friday at 5.30am.
He had left work early to avoid the full impact of the Status Red storm.
It is understood Mr Dudek had been turning back on the road after encountering another fallen tree when his car was struck.
A Go-Fund-Me page set up by a friend to pay for the funeral expenses of the popular young man and other family costs has surpassed more than €15,000.
Mr Dudek was described as the “gentlest of souls.”
He attended secondary school at Holy Cross College in Strabane, Co. Tyrone and previously played football for Sion Swifts.
Mr Dudek was returning from working a nightshift at Zeus Industrial Products in Letterkenny when a tree struck his car at Feddyglass, Raphoe, around 5.30am.
His funeral mass takes place today with his cortege leaving his home at 9.45am for Requiem Mass in St Patrick’s Church, Murlog, Lifford at 10.30am.
He will be cremated afterwards in Lakelands Crematorium.
Mr Dudek is a son of Artur and Katarzyna Dudek, a brother of Karol and Weronika and boyfriend of Molly.
May he rest in peace.
