Son’s death prompts golfer David Feherty’s plea to help addicts

The family of golfer David Feherty has appealed to people to reach out to those suffering with addiction after the death of his son Shey from an overdose on his 29th birthday.

The funeral took place yesterday in Dallas, Texas, the base of the former Irish Ryder Cup player who is now a leading golf commentator in the United States.

Shey died on Saturday, when the family said in an online tribute that his “earthly light was extinguished and his heavenly light was born to shine forevermore.”