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Marcella Kraycik
August 17, 2012
Hal was a pseudo Grandfather to me while I lived in Colorado. I was a teacher at Saint Rose of Lima and he befriended all of us. He was a kind and generous man. Hal was wonderful. Love, love, love Hal. Xoxoxo
Dayle Corley-Groves
July 21, 2012
I decided to try to look up my buddy Hal and get back in touch, and saw this. Hal was one of the most positive and gentle people I remember, always smiling, so attentive and gracious. There just aren't many people like him, a very special man. A really special life. My condolences to his family. I know he is especially hard to lose.
Judy Gorham
July 3, 2012
It was my absolute privlege to accompany Hal on the Honor Flight last October. It was an honor to have met him and spend many hours visiting with him. He was just a sweet appreciative gentleman. I will remember him always as we spent our time together going through the Holocost museum, he was so very moved by that experience. God Bless.
Kevin Flynn
June 27, 2012
Hal was one of the true gentlemen in our business; he and Danny Gibson introduced me to the Denver Press Club and gave me an appreciation for what newspapers meant to this old town. I will always remember Hal as one of the finest colleagues I had.
Thomas Melvin
June 26, 2012
Hal was one of the nicest men I had the honor of meeting at St. Rose of Lima. He will be missed.
Lynn Bronikowski
June 26, 2012
Hal was an incredible newsman whom I had the privilege of working with at the Rocky Mountain News. He brought a sense of calmness and professionalism to the crazed workings of our typical newsroom.
Laura Chapman Heim
June 25, 2012
Only kind words were ever spoken of my great uncle. I only wish that my children could have gotten to know such an amazing great, great uncle...but they will in the next life : )
Pete Chronis
June 25, 2012
I met Hal 45 years ago when I went to work on the Rocky Mountain News copydesk. Hal was the copydesk chief then. He was a true gentleman -- never heard foul language from him (no small matter in oldtime newsrooms where profanity was an art form), and he was extremely courteous. Moreover, he lived his Catholic faith by helping others in countless ways. God rest him.
Paula Shonkwiler
June 25, 2012
What a wonderful, kind man. Working with him at the Rocky was such an honor.
Pat Rupp
June 23, 2012
This wonderful man was my uncle, godfather, journalism mentor -- and my hero! He was a gentleman and a gentle man. You will always be loved, Hal, and never forgotten.
Dusty Vignes
June 23, 2012
As a little girl I loved to stay with my grandmother "Judie," when Uncle Hal visited. I would wake for breakfast as he came home from a round of golf. I always wanted to go with him but never woke up early enough I guess. My grandmother so loved and longed for his visits. She loved him so and many times she feared that she would see him for the last time. We all loved him as well. He took the time to visit with the many family members who gathered for our annual Heffron Family Reunions. We so appreciated his sons accompaning him these last years to East Dubuque so that he could attend. Our thoughts and prayers as with you all. Eternal Rest grant unto him O Lord and let perpetual light shine upon him.
Dave Scherer
June 22, 2012
I've never known a man as kind and gentle as Hal heffron.
Ann Chapman
June 22, 2012
Hal was the most wonderful uncle in the world! He kept in touch with relatives and friends forever and when they died, he connected with their children. He loved to come to the family reunion in East Dubuque, IL, where all his nieces and nephews looked up to him as the "Patriarch" of our family. This year would have been the first he missed in many years, just a week before his 94th birthday on July 1. We love you and will miss you so much, Hal!
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