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Bobby McKee
Northern Irish politician (1941–2021) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bobby McKee MBE (1941 – 24 January 2021)[1] was a Northern Irish Ulster loyalist politician and former member of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), from Larne.[2][3]
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McKee was a Democratic Unionist Party councillor and a member of Larne Borough Council from 1989 to 2015.[1] He served as a Mayor of Larne in 2004 and 2008.[4] His brother Jack McKee, who died in 2015, was a DUP councillor in Larne and subsequently a member of the Traditional Unionist Voice.[5]
He lost both his legs in 1974 as the result of an Provisional IRA car bomb when he was a member of the UVF.[6] A founder member and chairman of the N.I. Amputees Association he was also chairman of Larne Disabled Fitness Suite. Bobby was Vice chairman of C.A.B. and was a member for 10 years. A member of N.I. Housing Council for 15 years he served as a board member for 6 years. He received an MBE in Queen Elizabeth II's 2004 New Year Honours in recognition of his services to local government.[7]
In 2009, McKee led a welcoming delegation to the Catholic Ancient Order of Hibernians at Larne Borough Council headquarters in an attempt to boost cross community relations in the area in what was described as a historic day.[8] In 2010 McKee condemned a British National Party leafleting campaign in Larne regarding a new refugee centre being built in the town and accused the BNP of whipping up racial tension.[9]
McKee died on 24 January 2021 at Antrim Area Hospital in Antrim.[1][10]
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