John Joseph Mc Alea

Name.John mc alea
d,o,b 09/08/1937
occupation.taxi driver
married to josephine
3 daughters marie,karen,paula and 1 son john

My dads illness was c.o.p.d a lung disorder.My father was brought up in Ardoyne in a family of 6 and
was a very keen footballer he played at irish league level. As the troubles took their tole on
people my farther Like all the men he knew wanted what was best for his children. We were brought
up in the New Lodge, in alexander house no.7 . what good times we had there.My dad was a very
thoughtful man who done alot for his communit after a number of years my father opened a taxi firm
on the oldpark road (Parktaxis) it opened in 1981,twenty years later my father took ill .He battled
c.o.p.d for 8 long years until he could rally no more. I got a phone call at 4.oclock on easter
monday 2007, it was my niece saying uncle john please help me my granda is not breathing, (I new it
was bad). When i got down to my fathers home he was lying dead in the hall. That vision will never
leave my mind. Three days later my father was buried with full honours it was to be the hardest day
of my life,it wasnt,it was the proudest day of my life. He is so missed by everyone its unreal but
he always said when he dies he will not be getting anything that other good people havent got.

love always...your wife josephine..daughters marie,karen,paula and son john
His words to comfort us was,IM ALRIGHT
As the song said .I NEVER WILL FORGET HIM FOR HE MADE ME WHAT IM AM THOUGH HE MAYBE GONE MEMORIES
LINGER ON .I DO MISS HIM MY OLD MAN LOVE JOHN