Bobby McKee

Bobby McKee (1941 – 24 January 2021) was a Northern Irish Ulster loyalist politician and former member of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), from Larne. Background McKee was a Democratic Unionist Party councillor and a member of Larne Borough Council from 1989 to 2015. His brother Jack McKee, who died in 2015, was a DUP councillor in Larne and subsequently a member of the Traditional Unionist Voice.

He lost both his legs in 1974 as the result of a Provisional IRA car bomb when he was a member of the UVF. 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.

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. 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.

McKee died on 24 January 2021 at Antrim Area Hospital in Antrim.