As the funeral of the young female victim of a road traffic collision near Ederney took place last Thursday in Enniskillen, the condition of the other occupant of the vehicle, her boyfriend, Paul Calgie, who is from Ederney, remains critical.

His parents, John and Geraldine and family members are keeping a bedside vigil in the A & E Department of the Royal Victoria Hospital while, back home, prayers continue to be said for Paul at all Masses in Ederney parish. And, he was remembered at the funeral service for his girlfriend, Shelley Sturgeon in St Macartin's Cathedral, Enniskillen.

There was an impressive attendance at last week's funeral service for the popular18-year old A Level student who lived with her parents, Tom and April and her younger sister, Holly at Menapian Way, Enniskillen.

She died as a result of injuries she sustained in a road traffic collision near Ederney on Sunday, 22nd June in which her boyfriend, Paul Calgie (19), was seriously injured. Yesterday (Tuesday), a spokeswoman for the Royal Victoria Hospital said Paul's condition remained critical.

Police directed traffic as the hearse carrying Shelley's remains made its way from the family home on the Dublin Road through Enniskillen to St Macartin's Cathedral where the service was jointly conducted by Rev Betty Thompson and Rev Ian Linton.

In his homily, Rev Linton told mourners that the deceased was a young woman who had already achieved a great deal of good in her life, and who seemed to have so much more that was good ahead of her.

"When I came to Enniskillen as curate four years ago, it wasn't too long before I met Shelley. Even then I remember being impressed by Shelley: when you met her, the first thing that struck you was her cheerful smile, and she was always quick to ask how you were doing and to have a chat with you – she made time for you.

"And that was true with Shelley no matter who she was with: one of her gifts was that she was able to relate to anyone of any age, she endeared herself to others simply by being herself. And, even in death, Shelley's selflessness and desire to help others has been recognised. In accordance with Shelley's expressed wish, her family consented to her organs being used for transplant, to give others life".

He said the popular Collegiate pupil had worked hard at her studies, and that work paid off, because she had received an offer from the University of Glasgow to study French and History of Art at degree level.

He went on: " Tragedy has brought a sudden end to Shelley's many successes. But, it need not bring an end to our hope and security in God. We might well ask why God would allow something as awful as this to happen – and if truth be told we don't know the answer to that question. But, we should be in no doubt that our God, the God who is here with us now, is the God who is full of mercy and compassion on those who sorrow".

At the family's request, donations in lieu of flowers were directed through the undertaker, Austin Stinson to The Brain and Trauma Unit in the Royal Victoria Hospital.