Lynn Raymond Healey

Lynn R. Healey passed away at his home in Sterling surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, August 17, 2025. Per Lynn's request there will be no services, and burial will be held at a later date.

Lynn Raymond Healey was born on October 31, 1933, in Strasburg, Missouri to Henry Clare Healey and Audrey LaVerne (Rogers) Healey. The family later moved to Eastern Colorado where Henry worked in the ranching industry. Lynn graduated from Eads High School and later migrated to western Colorado where he met his wife June Garrison. He attended Colorado A & M University (later known as Colorado State University) and graduated in 1957. He was a member of the National Champion College Rodeo Team at CSU in 1957. He had fond memories of his college rodeo days and maintained lifelong friendships with many team members.

Lynn was a member of the Pro Rodeo Association from the time he was 17 years old, and a Gold Card member of the PRCA for many years. He became a member of the Senior Pro Rodeo Association in his later life. He maintained lifelong friendships with the people he met while rodeoing.

Lynn began work at the USDA Soil Conversation Service in 1957 where he retired from in 1992. His passion was rodeo. He bought his first horse as a child by selling his pig for $20.00. Throughout his life he competed in many events - Bareback riding, calf roping, steer wrestling, and team roping. He was an excellent horseman and taught his children how to ride, rope, and compete. He was a hero to his children. He also helped numerous other young people to learn the sport of rodeo. He was a member of Sterling Elks Lodge #1336.

From Lynn's marriage he had 4 children; Janette, Deb, Rusty and Dusty. He said just recently how proud he was of his children and his greatest accomplishment in life was raising four successful children.

After the death of his wife June in 1978, Lynn moved from Kremmling to Sterling, Colorado where he met and married Audrey Wagner Richards in 1982. From that marriage he acquired two more daughters, Melodie and Jodi, who welcomed him into their family. They loved him immensely.

Lynn was very proud of the arena that he and a group of friends built at their home in Sterling. Lynn was able to rope to his heart's content with his friends at his home. Lynn and Audrey went on to raise some fine quarter horses, some descendants of which are owned by his granddaughter Nellie and her husband Tim.

He remained involved and a huge part of his children's lives till the day he died. His advice, wisdom, and stories of his childhood and rodeo days will be greatly missed by his family.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Audrey, and his wife June.

Lynn is survived by his wife Audrey; sisters Jolean Ruggles, Janice Groff, and Laurel(Jeff May) Healey; his children Janette (Roger) McManigal, Deb (Paul) Menhennett, Rusty (Karen) Healey and Dusty(Mary) Healey; stepdaughters Melodie (Dave) Pier and Jodi Ruggieri; grandchildren, Justin Bock, Dustin (Staci) Bock, Nellie (Tim) Thomson, Hannah Menhennett, Cassie (Cody) Mitchell, Kallie Healey, Brandi Strauser, Kaylee (Scott) Pier-Galloway; great grandchildren, Blue Bock, Raven Bock, Lyndee Thomson, Hadley Thomson, Eli Healey, Caiden Healey-Mitchell, Caleb Mitchell, Madilynn Strauser, and Alden Strauser.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Kidney Foundation, c/o PO Box 1046, Sterling, CO 80751, or a charity of choice.