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| Memorial service held for student David O'Halloran | Memorial service held for student David O'Halloran |
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| A service has been held in Ayrshire to celebrate the life of a Stirling University student who died after going missing. | A service has been held in Ayrshire to celebrate the life of a Stirling University student who died after going missing. |
| David O'Halloran went missing in January after a night out with friends in Stirling city centre. | David O'Halloran went missing in January after a night out with friends in Stirling city centre. |
| The 18-year-old's body was discovered in wooded area near Bridge of Allan on 18 April. There were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death. | The 18-year-old's body was discovered in wooded area near Bridge of Allan on 18 April. There were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death. |
| About 150 people were at the service in the teenager's hometown of Stewarton. | |
| Family and friends were asked to wear bright and colourful clothes to remember him. | Family and friends were asked to wear bright and colourful clothes to remember him. |
| Dozens of tributes and anecdotes were read out. | |
| 'Loving and happy' | |
| David's mother and aunt, cousins, friends from childhood and university, flatmates and work colleagues all spoke of his sense of fun and his caring nature. | |
| His mother Donna said after the service that David would be best remembered as "loving, happy, cheery." | |
| She described the large turnout as "beautiful". | |
| Donations were taken for Children First and the International Voluntary Search Team. | |
| Following Mr O'Halloran's death, Stirling University launched a scheme to help students who do not have enough money to get home from nights out during term time. | |
| They can use their student ID card and signature as a deposit for their taxi fare. | |
| The initiative has been developed by Stirling's Students' Union, 12 local taxi companies, police and Stirling Council. |