Tributes have been paid following the death of Co Fermanagh woman Maureen West, wife of the late Ulster Unionist leader Harry West and mother of Erne North councillor Diana Armstrong.
Harry West served as the leader of the party in the late 1970s, while Maureen was also a long-time member of the UUP and was involved in many grassroots unionist and women’s movements.
A statement from the Fermanagh and South Tyrone branch of the party described Maureen as being ‘held in the highest esteem by everyone in the local community’.
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“It is with deep sadness that we learn of the passing of Mrs Maureen West,” the statement said.
“Maureen was a staunch supporter and member of Fermanagh Unionist Association and the Ulster Unionist Party, wife of the late Party Leader Harry West and mother of Councillor Diana Armstrong.
“As wife of the late Harry West, a former Leader of the Ulster Unionist Party, MP for the constituency and Minister of Agriculture, Maureen was a steadfast and loving confidant to her husband.
“She was a loving mother, grandmother, and she was held in the highest esteem by everyone in the local community.
“She was a long-time member of the Ulster Unionist Party, who was greatly involved in many grassroots unionist movements particularly our Ulster Women’s Unionist Council and Fermanagh Women’s Committee where she served as President. Her service to our party is well known.
“Mrs West will be greatly missed by many and her legacy of service and devotion to her family will live on.
“On behalf of the Fermanagh and South Tyrone Unionist Association, we offer sincere condolences to the family, William, Rosalind, John, Diana, Ronald, Rupert, Maureen was pre-deceased by her husband Harry and daughter Mary Lou. Our thoughts are with the West family at this time.”
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