Jim Carrey post poignant final tribute to ex-girlfriend Cathriona White on Twitter


October 11, 2015

Jim Carrey posted a poignant tribute to his ex-girlfriend Cathriona White following her funeral which took place on Saturday. Taking to his Twitter page just hours after the funeral the comedian posted a silhouetted picture of him and Cathriona looking lovingly into each other’s eyes. "Love cannot be lost" he shared with his 15.2M followers. Earlier on in the day Jim attended the funeral of his former love in Cappawhite, Co Tipperary in Ireland. Arriving in a blacked out Mercedes and wearing dark sunglasses the Hollywood star slipped into the church, Our Lady of Fatima, without causing a scene and only stopped briefly to talk to locals who had also come to the church for the funeral.

Following the incredibly moving ceremony, which included a tribute from Cathriona’s half-brother Tadgh and step-sister Sarah, Jim helped family members carry the coffin through the town to the graveyard. Looking understandably solemn The Truman Show star tightly gripped his daughter Jane’s hand for support.The procession through the streets brought the village to a standstill as Jim and Cathriona’s family were joined by hundreds of mourners who came out to support the family and to say their final goodbyes to the 30-year-old Irish native.

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Jim helped Cathriona's family members carry her coffin

Showing how loved she was the parish church was filled to capacity with friends and family. Other grievers unable to find a seat in the church were able to follow the service from outside thanks to a special speaker system.The former make-up artist was buried in the church’s cemetery next to her beloved father Pat, who died three years previously after losing a 20 year battle to cancer.Cathriona was found dead in her Los Angeles home on September 28 after taking her own life. Jim dated the aspiring actress on-and-off for three years between 2012 and 2015, although it has been revealed that she married a LA based cameraman in a secret Las Vegas ceremony in 2013.

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