HEGARTY, Cornelius ‘Neil’ passed away peacefully just shy of his eighty-eighth Birthday. Neil grew up in Savin Hill Dorchester, and was the devoted son of Margaret (McManus) and Cornelius Hegarty and brother of John, Betty and Bobby Hegarty. Neil moved to West Roxbury with his beloved wife Maureen (Cloherty) in 1965. Married for fifty-eight years, they were there for each other right up until the end, and they wouldn’t have wanted it any other way. Neil never forgot his Irish roots; his parents came to the US from County Cork and County Sligo. Neil took great pride in his four children John, Neil, MaryKate and Michael, his two daughter in-laws Noreen (Walsh) and Katie (Bagley), his five granddaughters Colleen, Rory, Regan, Riley and Grace, and many nieces and nephews.
Neil worked for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a state planner for over thirty years. In retirement, he enjoyed keeping himself busy; loved going out for rides to Castle Island with his wife Maureen, delivering medications to the elderly for Sullivan’s Pharmacy, and brightening many days by delivering flowers for Clifford Flowers. Neil’s hobby was antiquing, and he was an expert in restoring antique clocks.
It is a true blessing to know that now he is reunited with the love of his life Maureen. A million thanks to our dear friend Sukko in NY, our Irish Angels on Earth Charlotte McGinty and Katherine Turner for all their compassionate care. Our Parents Loved You!! Services will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Neil Hegarty to the Tunnels to Towers Foundation: https://t2t.org