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McKay Class of 1973
Some Teacher Biographies Ms. Geraldine R. Heffernan

Mrs. Heffernan was born in Chicago, went to Our Lady of Peace grammar school and Mercy High School. She received her Bachelor of Education and teachers certificate from Chicago Teachers College, and her Masters degree and Library certificate at Chicago State University.

Widowed since 1983, she has 5 living children: 2 girls and 3 boys.  Also 11 grandchildren (3 girls and 9 boys), ages 3 to 19.

Ever since retiring in 1990, Mrs. Heffernan has enjoyed traveling all over the world.  She has done land trips to  Australia, Hong Kong, London, Ireland, Austria, Germany and Copenhagen.  She likes taking cruises the best however, and has been by ship to the following places:  Alaska, New England, the Caribbean, Hawaii, Tahiti, Panama Canal, the Mediterranean, Scandinavia and Russia! 
 

Of all those places to visit, which were your favorites?:
Sydney, Australia and St. Petersburg, Russia

Favorite Book?:
It’s hard to pick a favorite, there are so many, but here are some of my favorite authors: Diana Gabaldon, J. K. Rowling, John Grisham, Andrew Greeley, Margaret Truman and Steve Martini.

Favorite TV Show?:
West Wing

Please list three memories from your days at McKay?:
1) Taking groups to the concerts at Orchestra Hall.
2) Making a movie with the library club.
3) Audio period when you could bring records to use with headphones in the library.

Favorite current hobbies and pastimes?:
Besides traveling -- ceramics, reading, theater, computers, and driving my new 2003 Corolla.

Feel free to e-mail Mrs. Heffernan,
or write a letter to her at this address:
7935 South Kenneth Avenue
Chicago, IL  60652

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge,
That myth is more potent than history.
I believe that dreams are more powerful than facts
That hope always triumphs over experience
That laughter is the only cure for grief
And I believe that love is stronger than death.

                     ---  Robert Fulghum, Storyteller's Creed