Girlfriend's last letter to 'love of my life' before he was killed by falling tree in Storm Éowyn

Kacper Dudek's woman Molly, who was described arsenic 'the astir important emotion successful his life', had written him a missive which was work successful religion during his funeral

The woman of a young antheral killed during Storm Éowyn described him arsenic "the emotion of my life" who she planned to wed and commencement a household with, mourners person heard.

Kacper Dudek, 20, was killed erstwhile a histrion fell connected his car successful Co Donegal arsenic the grounds winds swept crossed Ireland. He was driving location from enactment erstwhile the incidental took spot astatine astir 5.30am connected January 24 earlier a Status Red informing came into effect successful the country astatine 7am.

He had been connected the telephone to his begetter minutes earlier the clang aft coming crossed a fallen tree. At his funeral wide astatine St Patrick's Church connected Thursday, students from Holy Cross College successful Strabane, Co Tyrone, which Mr Dudek had attended, performed a defender of honour arsenic his coffin was carried into the church.

Fr Ignacy Saniuta, a clergyman of Polish practice successful the Derry Diocese, told the congregation that Mr Dudek's decease had near "a heavy void successful our hearts" and was "a large loss". "He volition beryllium remembered arsenic a young antheral afloat of joy, passionateness and emotion for others. Kacper was a loving son, brother, fellow and person who knew however to stock love, kindness and warmth with those helium cared about," Fr Saniuta said.

He is survived by his begetter Artur and parent Katarzyna, younger member Karol, younger sister Weronika, and woman Molly, who was described arsenic "the astir important emotion successful his life". A emotion missive Molly had sent to Mr Dudek was work to the congregation during the mass.

"I americium contented knowing I've met the emotion of my life, the antheral I'm going to wed and person our babies with, and turn old. Both of america volition spell grey, old, wrinkly and flabby, we volition person races successful our wheelchairs and beryllium rude to radical and get distant with it," it read.

"You marque maine the happiest miss alive, and I consciousness truthful fortunate to person you successful my life. I committedness I volition ever beryllium with you and if I had my way, I'd unrecorded successful your pouch truthful I could beryllium with you astatine each times. I'm truthful privileged to telephone you my boyfriend. You ever marque maine consciousness similar prettiest miss alive. You merit the world."

Mr Dudek, who was calved successful Poland and moved to Lifford with his household erstwhile helium was 2 and a fractional years old, was described arsenic arrogant of his practice astatine the ceremonial mass, which was delivered successful English and Polish. "He was Polish, funny successful the past of Poland and arrogant of who helium was," Fr Saniuta said.

"Kacper was afloat of energy, passionateness and joy. He knew however to bask life, and was not acrophobic to beryllium himself, sometimes breaking the rules and ne'er ashamed to beryllium different." The clergyman added: "Why did specified a young idiosyncratic with truthful overmuch beingness up of him person to permission successful specified a tragic way? We bash not cognize the answers to these questions."

Among the symbols brought to the altar were a Barcelona shot shirt, an aftershave postulation and a teddy. His favourite films, which included The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings, were described arsenic not simply amusement to Mr Dudek, "but sources of inspiration and adventure."