JOSEPH P. HEGARTY

Cathie,

It is with great sadness that we only learned today of Joe's passing. Helen and I are deeply sad and sorry to hear this news. We wish we had heard sooner so that we could have come to the services to see you and pay our sincere respects to Joe.

We loved Joe. He was a great friend to us and a wonderful man. I can only imagine what a difficult time this must be for you and all of your family.

Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers.

Susan...

Anyone who knew Joe was well-acquainted with his uniqueness.
Joe was a gentleman. He was kind and generous, a staunch ally and a loyal friend. He was also a tower of strength.
Joe had a remarkable capacity to love on a large scale; his wife Cathie, his children and so many extended family members and his many friends were the beneficiaries. I certainly was one.
I remember with a smile, his irresistible fun-loving nature at all the parties, lunches at Dini's or teasing Jenny and Kate...

Uncle joe was highly respected by family and friends. His life was always helping family with advice and opportunity. But it was up to you like the military to take advantage of opportunity. Joe was the last of the greatest generation of the depression,poverty,cc camps sent money to his mother to support his many brothers and sisters.surfived world war 2 from all his family from Indiana ,we say semper fi will love you always.

Gen. Hegarty,
Sir, as a fellow Marine and former member of the YD I would just like to say thank you for your years of dedicated service and sacrifice for our Country and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts when you served the USMC during WW II and later the MAARNG. And to your Family and loved ones, I wish to extend my deepest sympathy.

Semper Fi Sir!
Mike Casey USMC 85-89
MAARNG 26th Inf Div 89-96

Thank you for your guidance when I was a cadet at Northeaster University and for your outstanding service to our great nation, sir. My prayers to you and the family.