Joseph “Joepa” Hennessy, 62, of Houston passed away peacefully at home September 28th, 2015 surrounded by his family. Joe was born in Houston on May 20, 1953 to Bernard and Marie Hennessy who preceded him in death.
Joe was a graduate of Mt. Carmel High School where he made many life-long friends who could depend on him for help and support at a moment’s notice. He was a hard-working man who dedicated over 30 years to the finance industry, retiring from Nissan Motor Acceptance Corporation in 2014.
Joe was a loving husband to Gaye, devoted father to his two daughters, Lauren and Megan, and a doting “Joepa” to his granddaughter, Emma. His quest for adventure provided countless hours of amusing, and sometimes seemingly unbelievable, tales of his travels in the RV, fondly known as the “wobbly-box.”
Joe is also remembered with affection by his brother Richard Hennessy and wife, Mary Lou; sister Diane Beier and husband, John; brother Jerry Hennessy; brother Steven Hennessy and wife, Barbara; son-in-law James Baskin; son-in-law Billy Lewis; and his loving nieces, nephews and numerous other family members.
Joe waged a courageous battle against cancer where he never stopped fighting to spend as much time with his loved ones as possible. Because Joe did such an extraordinary job watching over family and friends on earth, he has been promoted to a guardian angel in Heaven.
A celebration of Joe’s life will be held Saturday, October 3rd at 2:00 in the afternoon at Katy Funeral Home, 23350 Kingsland Blvd, Katy, TX 77494.
Donations may be made in Joe's name to MD Anderson Cancer Center (gifts.mdanderson.org).
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