| Birth | March 7, 1960 23 |
| Birth of a brother | Kerry Heaney July 15, 1961 (Age 16 months) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Arthur Heaney March 10, 1969 (Age 9 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Julia Frances McCaffery November 4, 1980 (Age 20 years) |
| Death | February 14, 1985 (Age 24 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
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| mother |
Maria Mazzocchi Birth: February 3, 1937 Death: April 2, 2021 |
| younger brother |
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| sister |
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| elder brother |
Bernard Timothy Heaney Birth: August 6, 1958 21 Death: December 5, 1988 |
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19 months himself |
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| Shared note | Shawn moved to Alaska and worked as a deckhand on fishing vessels. He was a mate on the F/V Alert when it was lost at sea in the Shelikof Strait. No survivors were ever found. |
| Media object | FV Alert.jpg Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 999 × 680 pixels File size: 83 KB Type: Photo |
| Media object | Shawn Heaney.jpg Format: image/jpeg Image dimensions: 377 × 403 pixels File size: 113 KB Type: Photo Highlighted image: yes |