A close-knit Dublin community was left devastated following the sudden death of a kind-hearted local legend.
Tributes have been paid to the late Sharon Lee who died on Friday after a short illness at St Vincent's University Hospital.
Originally from Stillorgan, Sharon was a well-known and beloved figure in Stepaside.
Friend Paolo Borza told Dublin Live: "I got to know Sharon over the years.
"You’d always see her in her Ryanair outfit. She was very proud to be working for Ryanair. She had a very big following.
"I put up a post on Facebook [when she died] and a lot of customers were coming in and they knew her.
"They were talking about her. There were a lot of people commenting that weren’t related to our page."
Paolo, who runs Borza Takeaway in the village, said "community-driven" Sharon would always be around to help people.
He said: "I always remember her coming in for a bag of chips. She’d always be chatting and always offering a hand.
"I opened another business in Stepaside and she was always offering her help. She was very community-driven."
Paolo said Sharon had battled cancer a few years ago but came out the other end.
He added: "She got cancer again and she actually got the all-clear and then she died three days later.
"Her husband passed away very young. She has a son and she always adored him."
Sharon will be laid to rest on Tuesday with the funeral taking place at the Church of St. Thérèse, Mount Merrion at 11 am.
A notice on RIP.ie reads: "LEE Sharon Julia (Stepaside, Dublin 18 and formerly of Ryanair) September 17, 2021. Suddenly at St. Vincent’s University Hospital, Elm Park, after a short illness very bravely fought.
"Beloved mother of her adored son Sam, dear sister of Roger and the late John, and daughter of the late Lilian and Sydney Lee.
"She will be greatly missed by her loving son, brother, sister-in-law Finola, niece Rachel, aunts Lily and Rose, extended family and friends. Her family also remember Sam’s dad, the late Victor.
"Funeral Mass on Tuesday morning, September 21, at the Church of St. Thérèse, Mount Merrion, at 11am, followed by burial at Dean’s Grange Cemetery.
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