For all of us that knew Gary Phelan his passing away has come as a total shock, created enormous sadness for his family, friends and past work colleagues leaving a massive hole in all of our lives.

Many people have been asking, can we help? can we do anything for Barbara his mum? how can we show love?

I have set up this urgent JustGiving page because we have one ask of everyone that knew him. That is we need to get him home to his family from Dubai. Gary had moved there just over a year ago to begin a new chapter in his life performing almost daily with a mixture of his own songs and covers that he loved.

Right now Gary is still in Dubai, we need to bring him home for his mum Barbara, his brother Christopher and his dear 'nana'. The costs to do so are astronomical, no one ever planned for this to even be a thing. With all of their permission I asked the question what can I do to help? That's when the idea of helping them whilst they grieve with the costs of bringing him home for them to be able to finally have him laid to rest sprang to mind. It's such a horrible thing to ask of anyone, but I personally have received many messages from people asking if they can do anything or help. I felt this would be a fitting way that we can all do so.

I know this is not an easy ask of anyone, so anything that you can do to help would be gratefully received. Time sadly really is of upmost importance.

Gary lived his 42 year long life to the full, created many wonderful memories for us all to look back on and cherish. He was generous, giving and thoughtful and each and every one of us that knew him will have stories to tell for the rest of our days. He was truly the best of friends, and someone I know we are all going to miss.

Please share to anyone you know that knew Gary as a person or through his big love of Music. We all know how much joy he got from writing a new song, performing as a solo artist or as part of a band. Im sure everyone that knew him got to see him sing at one time or another, he really sang with such heart!

Donating through JustGiving is simple, fast and totally secure. Your details are safe with JustGiving - they'll never sell them on or send unwanted emails. Once you donate, I will withdraw funds directly and give to Gary's mum. It's the most efficient way to donate and saves time and costs.