Carita Kerr sang for Pope John Paul II in Drogheda and welcomed Bill and Hillary Clinton to Derry during historic 1995 visit
A well-known Derry teacher, singer, and actress who helped welcome US President Bill Clinton to the city during his famous 1995 visit was described as a "formidable" and "determined" woman on Wednesday.
Mourners at St Eugene's Cathedral heard on Wednesday how she had attended the historic event, three years before the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, just a day after she had undergone surgery for cancer. Fr Farren said that while Carita Kerr was "suited" to the "world stage" her "passion" was to help others.
"Carita was a force of nature. She was formidable. She was determined. She was driven and she never accepted defeat. She always knew that the impossible was actually possible. Her courage and her energy proved that to be true, and never more obviously than when, with John, she welcomed President Clinton to Derry the day after she had surgery for cancer.
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Earlier this week, the former SDLP leader and sitting Foyle MP Colum Eastwood was amongst those to pay tribute to Carita Kerr.
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