An American Hero

[threeringedmoon]

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The obituary for my father-in-law, John Heneghan, appeared in the Washington Post yesterday.  Although I knew he had been been involved in promoting civil rights in the south in the sixties, I had never realized he had been part of the Freedom Summer in 1964.

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[wouldyoueva.livejournal.com]

He sounds like a cool buy. How old was he when Jack was born? And is Jack the oldest kid in his family?

[threeringedmoon.livejournal.com]

He was 25 when married, and Jack was born on his parents first anniversary.

[nwl.livejournal.com]

I was wondering if that was Jack's father when I was reading it in the paper.