Teresa Rosemary HEALY

TERESA ROSEMARY MARGARET HEALY Teresa Healy, 60, died peacefully on December 21, 2022 in her home in Brattleboro, Vermont, USA, after five years of living with cancer. Teresa Healy was born in England, an Irish and a Canadian citizen, and spent most of her life in Ontario, Canada. Since 2016 she has called Vermont home. She was an immigrant three times removed from the land of rock, trees and water. A political scientist by training, she was the author of Gendered Struggles Against Globalisation in Mexico and two edited collections on Canadian politics Harper Record: 2006-2008; Harper Record: 2008-2015. Most recently, Teresa was completing a book, Bounded Solidarity: The Many Faces of Conservatism in Simcoe County, Ontario. Also, a student of liberation theology, Teresa completed a volume of prayer: Prayerful: A Year of Practice. Teresa Healy was a well-known singer-songwriter, steeped in the Irish tradition. She recorded She Pushed from Behind: Emily Murphy in Story and Song and Tangled in Our Dreams with her husband, Tom Juravich, with whom she performed. A poet as well, she penned Spiralling: A year in verse. Teresa worked for many years in the Canadian labour movement, including at the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) and the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). She taught political economy at universities in Canada and the United States, including Trent University and Carleton University. An avid baker, she delighted family and friends with cakes of all kinds. And the flowers, vegetables, and herbs graced many a gathering in the garden she loved and cared for. Teresa is survived by her husband, Tom Juravich of Brattleboro; Tom's children, Nicholas Juravich (Jean Seestadt), Mary Kratz (Adam), and Guy Juravich; and their grandchildren, Alden, Lily, Ben and Russel. Teresa is also survived by her mother, Kay Healy of Tottenham, ON; her sister, Anne Healy (Gavin Leeb and his sons Mitchell and Matthew) of Toronto, ON; her brother, Christopher Healy (Donna) of Tottenham; her nieces, Natasha, Ashley, Tristen, Kayla; nephew, Colin (Kristen); and her great-nieces and nephew, Everleigh, Miguel and Sophia. Teresa was predeceased by her dear brother, Stephen Healy (Sherry). A service will be held in person and virtually on January 28, 2023, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. in Kleinberg, ON. In lieu of flowers, Teresa wishes that people donate their time and money to causes in their communities.