On Thursday, July 18, 2019, of La Plata, MD. Beloved father of Joseph “Joey” Heffernan; brother of Joan Heffernan Zavala of Falls Church, VA. He is predeceased by his wife Jan Heffernan. Graveside Service at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, 13801 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD, on Thursday, July 25, at 1 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Charles County, Inc, ATTN: Memorial Donations, 2505 Davis Road, Waldorf, MD 20603 or Inova Health System Foundation, Schar Cancer Institute, 8110 Gatehouse Road, Suite 200 East, Falls Church, VA 22042.