The funeral of Fr. Stan Dye took place yesterday, Wednesday 16th. December 2020 at St. John the Evangelist Church, Brentford. Like Fr. Stan himself, it was very quiet and prayerful. The numbers present were severely limited because of pandemic regulations, and definitely did not reflect the great numbers of people whose lives were touched by Stan’s years of ministry as a teacher (VMM) in Tanzania and Uganda and as a Missionary of Africa priest in Sudan and UK.
The chief celebrant was Fr. Hugh Seenan MAfr and the chief mourner was Stan’s sister Allison. Altogether there were 17 mourners at the church including 2 co-workers from St. Beuno’s Retreat Centre, where Stan worked for many years accompanying retreatants, 2 Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa and several confreres resident in London.
Later Stan’s body was accompanied by 6 mourners to St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery , Kensal Green and was laid to rest in the Missionary of Africa plot there to await the Day of the Resurrection with his confreres.
Please pray for the repose of his soul and for Stan’s family who mourn his death..
