Liam Neeson’s mother has died.
Katherine ‘Kitty’ Neeson passed away aged 94 in Northern Ireland on Saturday (06.06.20), a day before the movie star was set to celebrate his 68th birthday.
Kitty’s death was acknowledged during the mass at All Saints Church in Ballymena, which was live-streamed on the church’s Facebook page due to the coronavirus pandemic.
During the service, Parish Priest Monsignor Paddy Delargy said: "Let us pray for the faithful departed. We pray for those that died recently … and Kitty Neeson."
The sad news has also been acknowledged by Peter Johnston, the Mayor of Mid and East Antrim Borough Council.
He told Ballymena Daily: "Very sorry to hear this news. As Mayor of Mid and East Antrim, I will be raising this at full council on Tuesday where we will be holding a minute’s silence. Rest in Peace, Kitty."
Liam – who has yet to publicly comment on the sad news – lost his wife Natasha Richardson in 2009 after she suffered a severe head injury during a skiing accident in Montreal, Canada.
The Hollywood star previously admitted he still hadn’t come to terms with her passing.
Reflecting on her death, he said: "It was never real. It still kind of isn’t.
"There’s … there’s periods now in our New York residence when I hear the door opening, especially the first couple of years, she would always drop the keys in the … on the table. Say, ‘Hello?’ So anytime I hear that door opening I still think I’m gonna hear her, you know.
"And, then, it’s … grief’s like … it hits you. It’s like a wave. You just get this profound feeling of instability.
"You feel like a three-legged table. Just suddenly you just … the Earth isn’t stable anymore. And then it passes and becomes more infrequent, but I still get it sometimes."