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| Guildford bomb campaigner dies | Guildford bomb campaigner dies |
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| West Belfast woman Sarah Conlon, whose husband Giuseppe and son, Gerry, were wrongly convicted over the Guildford IRA pub bombings has died aged 82. | West Belfast woman Sarah Conlon, whose husband Giuseppe and son, Gerry, were wrongly convicted over the Guildford IRA pub bombings has died aged 82. |
| Mrs Conlon helped secure an apology from former prime minister Tony Blair in 2005 for the wrongful imprisonment of her husband and son. | Mrs Conlon helped secure an apology from former prime minister Tony Blair in 2005 for the wrongful imprisonment of her husband and son. |
| Her son Gerry spent 15 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of the Guildford bombing. | Her son Gerry spent 15 years in prison after being wrongly convicted of the Guildford bombing. |
| Guiseppe Conlon, arrested after going to London to help him, died in jail. | Guiseppe Conlon, arrested after going to London to help him, died in jail. |
| Sarah Conlon spent 16 years campaigning to have the names of her husband and son cleared. | Sarah Conlon spent 16 years campaigning to have the names of her husband and son cleared. |
| The Guildford Four - Gerry Conlon, Paul Hill, Carole Richardson and Paddy Armstrong - were jailed for life in 1975 for an IRA bombing campaign which killed five people and injured 65. | The Guildford Four - Gerry Conlon, Paul Hill, Carole Richardson and Paddy Armstrong - were jailed for life in 1975 for an IRA bombing campaign which killed five people and injured 65. |
| The Maguire Seven - members and friends of the Maguire family, including Guiseppe Conlon - were convicted of possessing nitro-glycerine allegedly passed to the IRA to make bombs. | The Maguire Seven - members and friends of the Maguire family, including Guiseppe Conlon - were convicted of possessing nitro-glycerine allegedly passed to the IRA to make bombs. |
| This small lady of frail frame had huge reserves of faith, fortitude and remarkable forgiveness SDLP leader Mark Durkan | This small lady of frail frame had huge reserves of faith, fortitude and remarkable forgiveness SDLP leader Mark Durkan |
| Three years ago, Tony Blair delivered a public apology to the Conlon and Maguire families, saying they deserved to be completely and publicly exonerated. | Three years ago, Tony Blair delivered a public apology to the Conlon and Maguire families, saying they deserved to be completely and publicly exonerated. |
| Gerry Conlon said his mother bore no anger or bitterness about what had happened to him and his father. | |
| "She was remarkable in the fact that she didn't bare any ill will towards the people who first arrested us and then tortured us and framed us," he said. | |
| "And while I was in prison, every letter ended the same: 'Pray for the ones who told lies against you and pray for the judge who sentenced you. It's them who needs help as well as yourself.' | |
| "That was just my mum. She was quiet, reserved, unassuming, but a giant in her own way. Very principled and very caring, and loving as a mother." | |
| Patience | |
| SDLP leader Mark Durkan paid tribute to Mrs Conlon, who died of cancer. | SDLP leader Mark Durkan paid tribute to Mrs Conlon, who died of cancer. |
| "Of no-one can the words 'patience of a saint' be more true and she was not just distinguished by her patience," he said. | "Of no-one can the words 'patience of a saint' be more true and she was not just distinguished by her patience," he said. |
| "This small lady of frail frame had huge reserves of faith, fortitude and remarkable forgiveness. | "This small lady of frail frame had huge reserves of faith, fortitude and remarkable forgiveness. |
| "What Sarah, Guiseppe and Gerry Conlon and their family had to endure physically, psychologically and personally would have given Sarah more cause to hate than most." | "What Sarah, Guiseppe and Gerry Conlon and their family had to endure physically, psychologically and personally would have given Sarah more cause to hate than most." |