Gordon Wilson (1927-1995) was the father of Marie Wilson, a victim of Enniskillen Commemoration Parade bombing by the Provisional IRA. He came to notice with an emotional television interview he gave to the BBC the same evening in which he described his last conversation with his daughter as they both lay buried in rubble and pleaded with loyalists not to take revenge for her killing. He became a member of the Irish senate in 1993 on the nomination of the then Taoiseach, Albert Reynolds. On many occasions he met with members of Sinn Fein and representatives of both the Provisional IRA and loyalist paramilitaries in an attempt to persuade these groups to abandon violence. 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Enniskillen (Inis Ceithleann in Irish) is the county town of Fermanagh in the North of Ireland. ... The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) is a paramilitary group which aimed, through the use of violence, to achieve three goals: (i) British withdrawal from Ireland, (ii) the political unification of Ireland through the merger of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland , and (iii) the creation of an all... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) was formed in 1927 by means of a royal charter. ... In general, a loyalist is an individual who is loyal to the powers that be. ... Seanad Éireann (English: Senate of Ireland), the Irish Senate, is the upper house of the Oireachtas: the parliament of the Republic of Ireland1. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Taoiseach (plural: Taoisigh) or, more formally, An Taoiseach, is the head of government of the Republic of Ireland and the leader of the Irish cabinet1. ... Albert Reynolds (born November 3, 1932) was the eighth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland from 1992 to 1994. ... Sinn Féin (in the Irish language ourselves or we ourselves; not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone) is an Irish political party. ...