James F. Hearn

HEARN, James F. James F. Hearn, 88, of West Hartford, CT and Vero Beach FL, died Wednesday August 8, 2007 at Hartford Hospital. All his family were able to be with him during his brief illness. He was the husband of the late and beloved Margaret Bartholomew Hearn, and was predeceased by his son, James Bartholomew ?Bart? Hearn, his siblings Jack Hearn, Mary Liddy and Kathleen Hearn. Jim was born on December 18, 1918, in New Brunswick, NJ, the son of the late Michael and Agnes Kenney Hearn. He was a 1942 graduate of Fordham University where he was known as ?Crazy Legs? Hearn, quarterbacking the Fordham Cotton and Sugar Bowl teams. Mr. Hearn studied for his master?s degree at Trinity College. He was a retired employee of the Heublein Co in Hartford where he worked as a Personnel Director. He was active in education and sports throughout his life, playing minor league baseball, teaching and coaching at the Canterbury School. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WW II serving in the Pacific Theater of Operations. He is survived by his children, Patricia Hearn and her husband Charles Walkonis of Yonkers, NY, Maureen E. Hearn of West Hartford, Kathleen and Anthony Falcon, MD of Rio Grand City and Austin, TX, Sean and his wife Jane Hearn of West Hartford, Brigid Hearn of North Perth, Australia, and William and Wendy Hearn of Prior Lake MN, 13 grandchildren: Brian, Michael, Meghan, Seana, James, Sarah, Emily, Kelley, Patricia, Brendan, Elizabeth, Kara, and Shannon, and 3 great grandchildren: Madeline, Bart, and Will. His brother Michael Hearn, his twin sister Agnes Dinnen both of Vero Beach FL and his dear friend and companion Jeanette Boulanger also survive him. Funeral Services will be Saturday Aug. 11 at 9:30 a.m. from the Molloy Funeral Home 906 Farmington Ave. West Hartford with a mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. in St. Thomas the Apostle Church, West Hartford. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery. Calling hours are TODAY from 5-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Donations in his memory may be made to The St. Vincent de Paul Society or the Chrysalis Center 278 Farmington Ave. Hartford, CT. Online messages of sympathy and remembrance may be made at www.molloyfuneralhome.com

James F. Hearn

December 18, 1918 - August 8, 2007