C.R. "Bob" Heaney
BY Staff Reports
Sunday, February 24, 2013
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C. R. “Bob” Heaney passed away on February 21, 2013. Bob was born February 20, 1922, to Charles R. and Lula Kyle Heaney in Memphis, TN. Bob graduated from Christian Brothers High School, and after attending Spring Hill College in Mobile, AL for two years, he transferred to the University of Oklahoma to study Petroleum Engineering. When WWII began, Bob joined the U.S. Army Air Corps, becoming the squadron engineering officer. He returned to OU to complete his education after his military service. In the years after his retirement at Warren Petroleum and then Gulf Oil, Bob contributed thousands of hours as a volunteer. Most recently he had volunteered at St. John Medical Center since 1995, where he was much loved by the nursing staff. Bob was a devoted husband and father, taking care of each and every mem- ber of his family with great dedication and attention, a magnificent role model to each of his children and grandchildren. Bob is survived by his wife Ida, seven children and six grandchildren: Charles (III) of Durham, NC; Stephen (Hope) of Los Angeles, CA; Mary Ann of Louisville, CO; Elizabeth of Ashville, NC; Trish of Hillsborough, NC; John (Elizabeth) of Suwanne, GA; Chris of Park City, UT; he leaves grandchildren: Diana, Ryan and Lauren; Michael and Matthew (who will miss their “porcupine”), and Kyle. He was preceded in death by his brother Jack and survived by his sister Joanne Richards of Houston, TX. A Rosary will be said Tuesday, 7:00 p.m., and Memorial Mass will be Wednesday, 10:00 a.m., both at Church of St. Mary. Fitzgerald Ivy Chapel 918-585-1151. www.fitzgeraldivychapel.com This obituary was published in the Tulsa World on 2/24/2013.
