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Later Life and Death
An Olympian named John Somers Payne known to be a doyen of the Cork Harbour sailing. Payne passed away on the 24th April 2013 aged eighty-seven, being a member of a well-known Munster sailing family.

He was given the nickname ‘Jimmy’ Payne by friends and family. '''Payne passed away in the excellent care of the Mercy University Hospital, after living a long healthy life. Payne is the dearest husband of Eithne and the late Gladys. He was a loving father to three girls Leslie, Jackie, Jenny and one boy James as well as grandfather to Tom, Patricia, Indy, Lorchan and Evans. This well-known hospital located in Grenville PI, County Cork is a Catholic voluntary acute general hospital, possessed by the ‘Sisters of Mercy.’ This outstanding hospital supports inpatient, day patient and outpatient services as well with a 24/7 emergency for people suffering with a variety of widespread diseases. One being Alzheimer's, a type of dementia that generates cognitive problems with memory, thinking and behavioral issues which ‘Jimmy’ had been diagnosed with.'''

The reception for John Somers Payne was held in the Holy Trinity Church located in the village of  Crosshaven in County Cork on a Friday, 26th April 2013 at 6:30pm. '''The church is down the river from St. Fin Barre's Cathedral and on the opposite bank, stands the Capuchins' Holy Trinity Church. The Holy Trinity's architecture looks to be Gothic-style with Gothic-Revival portico. Following the reception for Payne, his funeral was then held on the 27th April 2013 at twelve midday and the burial then took place in St. Patrick’s Cemetery in the town Skibbereen, County Cork.'''



Bibliography:
O'Brien, D. (2019). Death of double Olympian John Somers Payne. [online] The Irish Times. Available at: https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/death-of-double-olympian-john-somers-payne-1.1371590 [Accessed 20 Nov. 2019].

Olympics.ie. (2013). John Somers Payne RIP » #TeamIreland – Olympics. [online] Available at: https://www.olympics.ie/sports/sailing/7231-john-somers-payne-rip.html [Accessed 21 Nov. 2019].

Notices.irishtimes.com. (2019). PAYNE, Somers: Death notice - Irish Times Family Notices. [online] Available at: https://notices.irishtimes.com/death/payne-somers/26192680 [Accessed 20 Nov. 2019].

Bateman, B. (2019). Magnificent Trophy for National Eighteen Class - Royal Cork Yacht Club. [online] Royal Cork Yacht Club. Available at: https://www.royalcork.com/magnificent-new-trophy-for-national-eighteen-class/ [Accessed 20 Nov. 2019].

User, S. (2019). About Us - Mercy University Hospital, Cork, Ireland..[online] Muh.ie. Available at: http://muh.ie/index.php/about-us [Accessed 20 Nov. 2019].