Eugene L. "Bucky" Heffernan's Obituary
Eugene L. “Bucky” Heffernan died August 5, 2011. He was born on September 19, 1922 and was a life long resident of Memphis. He attended Christian Brothers High School and graduated in the last class at the Adams Street location. During World War II, he served in the Army Air Corp on a B24 and B32 flight crew. After the war he attended Southwestern (now Rhodes) and graduated from The University of Memphis Law School. He was an assistant city attorney during the Orgill administration and was with the Federal Housing Administration for 28 years. He enjoyed tennis and golf and was on the tennis team at Southwestern . Although he played in many golf foursomes his favorite was when he played with his son, grandson and 8 year old great-grandson, who made the best shot of the day-a 35 foot putt. He was a member of Evergreen Presbyterian Church for 60 years and served as an elder and a baseball and basketball coach. Later he joined Germantown Presbyterian Church. He delivered meals for MIFA for about 18 years. He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Ann Morris Heffernan, his son Michael and his wife Katie, his daughter Jane Heffernan Sumner and her husband Allen, grandchildren Kirk and Emily Heffernan, Meg and Alex Sumner and great grandchildren Trace, Celia and Kirk Heffernan, Jr. His two brothers William B. Heffernan and Hugh P. Heffernan predeceased him. The funeral service will be on Monday, August 8 at 2:30 at Memorial Park Funeral Home at 5668 Poplar with visitation at 1:30 The family suggests any memorials be sent to MIFA, Germantown Presbyterian Church or the Church Health Center. #messageContent0_1 {font:10pt Tahoma,Verdana,sans-serif}
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