Sincere sympathy to Gareth's family and his dear friends following his unexpected death. As a friend of Wexford Festival Opera he was a regular visitor to Wexford where I was lucky to have enjoyed the pleasure of his company with many of his friends. It was always a delight to meet him, charming, affable, cultured and wickedly entertaining. As he was in life he will remain in memory. Ar dheis De go raibh a anam dilis: May his kind and gentle soul rest in peace.