Remembering Portstewart GP James Harley: A man of faith, family, medicine and community

Mourners at the funeral of widely respected Portstewart GP James Harley heard how he lived a life “full of love and full of care”.The Derry man served his adopted community as a dedicated doctor for almost 50 years, continuing to see patients right up until his eighties.A devoted husband and father, he also gave his time freely to help others outside work and play a full role in the life of the seaside town.At his Requiem Mass at St Mary’s, Star of the Sea Church on Thursday, parish priest Fr Kevin McGuckien said he was “one of the channels God chose to let health extend across the world”.“He noticed the person in front of him. Whether that person came to him with a chest infection or a broken heart, whether it was three in the afternoon or three in the morning, Dr Harley showed up,” he sa