Dr. Mary Healey

I don't know if I ever got a chance to tell Mary this directly. As part of my job, several times a year I give a talk on my STEM career pathway. As part of this talk, I get to share about the people who influenced me throughout my life, and I always have a slide of Mary included. When I was 10 years old and swimming with her one summer, my mom mentioned to her that I wanted to be a marine biologist and loved sharks. Mary told us she sometimes did shark dissections in her lab at Springfield...

Dr. Healey had confidence in me when I didn't have Co fidence in myself. She was more than a professor, advisor or mentor. She was a friend. My heart is so saddened by her passing. There will never be another like her!

Dr Healey was the reason I became a professor and department chair at Springfield College.She was kind and caring charismatic and warm. I know she inspired many to become physicians and researchers. She will be missed.

I am forever grateful for my time at Springfield College working with Dr. Mary Healey. She was a thoughtful and creative leader and stood with all people without pause. I know she is enjoying a long swim in the warm sun. Forever Grateful.

It is with great sadness to read about Mary´s passing. She was my faculty mentor when I arrived at Springfield College and we immediately developed a bond being "Irish Catholic girls from Boston". Mary was so gracious that she allowed me to spend a night once a week in her house so I would not have to drive the long commute to my home. But more importantly, was the enduring relationship that she, Gordon Robinson (Sociology Professor) and I developed over our years together at Springfield...

I was very sad to hear of Mary´s passing. She was a wonderful human being - warm, caring, funny, compassionate, and kind. It was a great pleasure to work with her and she will be very missed by her colleagues, friends, and the many students she helped over the years. I am so sorry that I am out of town and unable to attend her services. We will all miss her and she will be warmly remembered.

To the entire Healey Family please accept my sincere condolences on your loss. I was so fortunate to have met her. Such a kind and caring woman with a bright smile.

Dr. Mary Healy was more than a mentor-she was a constant source of encouragement and support. As my first Dean at Springfield College, she embodied kindness, compassion, and an unwavering love for this institution. It was, in large part, because of her that I came to Springfield College more than 25 years ago. Mary had a way of making everyone feel like they were her favorite, always bringing positive energy and an encouraging spirit to all she met. Though we never got to swim the English...