The sister of Michael O'Neill, who died last week while providing assistance in Ukraine, says his family is very proud of him, with a Tasmanian junior football club playing a game in his honour on Sunday.
The sister of a Tasmanian man who died while providing assistance in Ukraine says his family is very proud of him.Michael O'Neill's sister says he joined a humanitarian organisation to be a truck driver in Ukraine in MarchA local junior team wore the jerseys of Mr O'Neill's former club in his honour on Sunday
"He knew it was dangerous but could see that outside help was desperately needed to assist conveying women and children to safer places," she said in a statement. Michael O'Neill grew up in the Huon Valley in Southern Tasmania and has been remembered as a keen sportsman and talented Australian Rules footballer.On Sunday, the Southern Storm Under 17 girls team took to the Kermandie Oval wearing the old Kermandie Football Club jumper in his honour.
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