is stephen gatelys funeral being shown on tv

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1. amomipais82
   

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   On 6 October 2009, Gately posted on Twitter, saying: "Still busy, lots going on. Focussing on finishing my book next so may be quiet here".He had attended the Pride of Britain Awards in London before flying to his apartment in Majorca.
   
   Gately's body was discovered on 10 October 2009, by Bulgarian Georgi Dochev, in the apartment which Gately owned with Cowles near Port d'Andratx on the western tip of Majorca in Spain After meeting up at the Black Cat club in Majorca's capital Palma on the Friday night, the three had returned to the apartment. Dochev then exited the bedroom in the early hours to find Gately, and returned to the bedroom to awaken a sleeping Cowles. Spanish police were alerted at 1:45 pm by Cowles, after he had tried to revive Gately.[48] Gately was found squatting in an awkward way on a sofa, dressed in his pyjamas.Police said they had no reason to believe the death was related to abuse of substances such as drugs or alcohol and no suicide note or signs of violence were located on the corpse.The Gately family enlisted celebrity solicitor Gerald Kean as their official spokesperson; Kean ruled out foul play and suicide, describing it as "just a tragic accident It was Kean, Gately's solicitor throughout his career, who informed the four remaining band members that Gately had died.
   
   Gately's bandmates flew out to Majorca on 11 October 2009.Louis Walsh is expected to join them soon. The surviving members of Boyzone, Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating and Shane Lynch, issued a joint statement:
   
       We are completely devastated by the loss of our friend and brother, Stephen. We have shared such wonderful times together over the years and were all looking forward to sharing many more. Stephen was a beautiful person in both body and spirit. He lit up our lives and those of the many friends he had all over the world. Our love and sympathy go out to Andrew and Stephen's family. We love you and will miss you forever, 'Steo'.
   
   An investigation into the circumstances of Gately's death was underway, with police concentrating on a night out he had with Cowles A post-mortem and toxicology tests took place on 13 October and this examination showed that Gately died of natural causes due to pulmonary oedema. He paternally inherited the condition.Toxicology also confirmed the statement by Gately's partner Cowles that he had been smoking cannabis that evening.
   
   On 16 October, his body will be brought from Majorca to Dublin where his funeral will take place at the Church of St Laurence O'Toole the following day.He will be buried in the city that afternoon. Fans have travelled from as far as Taiwan to be at the funeral.

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