Kevin Bell Repatriation charity founders feel it's their 'job to ease the burden on families'

It’s a sense of community that is at the core of what drives the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust to help those through the grief and bureaucracy, Colin Sheridan writes
Colin and Eithne Bell, founders of the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust, were presented with a sculpture by Tánaiste Micheál Martin for their work.

Colin and Eithne Bell, founders of the Kevin Bell Repatriation Trust, were presented with a sculpture by Tánaiste Micheál Martin for their work.

On June 13, 2013, Colin Bell received the phone call every parent dreads.

His son Kevin, who had been living in New York for 10months, had just been killed in a tragic accident after being hit by two cars. It was a Saturday night.

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