Shock death of gym owner
Seamus Warrington with his daughter, Jessica.
The death of well known gym owner Seamus Warrington occurred suddenly at the Erne Hospital on Saturday.
Mr. Warrington, 32 was the owner of BodyWorks Gym on the Tempo Road, Enniskillen. He lived with his fiance Michelle and their two-year-old daughter, Jessica in Coleshill Park.
'Dearly loved', Mr. Warrington was the son of Betty and brother of Leanne, Christopher and Jason. He also leaves his grandmother, Nanny Warrington who raised him and his aunt, Jacquelline who miss him greatly.
Mr. Warrington had over 15 years experience in the in the health and fitness industry and was an experienced body builder who won the Mr. Northern Ireland title in 2007 and qualified for Mr. Great Britain.
At his funeral service on Tuesday at Darling Street Methodist Church, the Rev. Kenneth Robinson praised Mr. Warrington"s 'disciplined life' which set a good example for many young boys who liked to work out.
He spoke about how Mr. Warrington"s life was full of Hope.
'He had hope in his gym. He built his gym on the Tempo Road, fitted it out and with the article in the Impartial Reporter a few weeks ago, he was hoping to attract new customers,' Rev. Robinson said.
'Then he had the hope of his relationship with Michelle. They have been engaged and there had been talk of another ring. His hope was to spend the rest of his life with Michelle and their daughter, Jessica.'
Mr. Warrington"s sister Leanne read a moving poem in a tribute to her brother.
'Heaven has called upon you today, leaving so many words left for me to say. But now it"s too late, your time has come, Words unspoken, I"m sure everybody has some. There have been many times that we disagreed, but we were there for each other in times of need.'
His fiance Michelle spoke with love of her 'big strong man.'
'Seamus you made me, Jessica and your family so proud. Without doubt you were a wonderful man. Seamus" biggest passion in his short life was bodybuilding. I have never known anyone with such passion, drive and determination for a sport as Seamus had.
'As a fiance and father I could not have wished for a better person than you. Our gorgeous little girl, Jessica-Jayne will continue to love you and miss you forever and your memory will always live on through your special angel Jessica.'
Mr. Warrington was buried afterwards at Cross Cemetery, with donations in lieu of flowers to be directed to Horizon West Children"s Hospice through S.R Elliott and Sons, Funeral Directors.
