Salem……

Retired Essex County Sherriff and Commonwealth of MA Court Officer, Harry F. Healey, age 81, beloved and deeply loved partner of Theresa Katherine, died early Monday morning, December 20th at Sunrise at Gardner Park Assisted Living in Peabody after a gallant fight from complications of stroke.

Born in Methuen, MA, February 23rd 1929, he was the son of Molly (Cain) Healey and Harry F Healey. Harry lived an active athletic life as a child growing up in Salem and spent many happy days at Forest River Park playing baseball. He was very involved with Salem sports as a youth and he was a playground instructor at several local parks during the summer. A graduate of Salem High School in the Class of 1946, he played both football and baseball at Salem high School.
Following his graduation, he anticipated pursuing his education but he was drafted during the Korean War and proudly served the U.S Air force. After training at the Lackland Airforce base in San Antonio Texas Harry was deployed to Guam as an Aviation Machinist. Harry also pursued his passion for Baseball and was assigned to the US Air Force Baseball team of the Pacific, traveling around the Pacific islands entertaining the troops.
Following his discharge, he returned to Salem and later moved to Marblehead where his family was raised. During the day, he was employed as an Insurance agent for 15 years while working part time at night as a guard at the Salem Jail. He later became a Correctional Officer at the Correctional Alterative Center in Lawrence while also working as a Court Officer at Salem District Court for 34 years until his retirement in 2002.
IN his leisure time Mr. Healey he enjoyed swimming, running and walking in both Marblehead and Salem. He was known for always walking through the City of Salem during his lunch break from the courthouse.

He is also survived by three children, Maureen Mitchell of Salem, Janet Flynn and her husband, Tim of Chapel Hill, NC and Patrick Healey and his fiancée Julie Castner of Marblehead; four grandchildren Tegan and Dillon Flynn of Chapel Hill, NC. Elissa Luccio and her husband Ronald of Boston and Emily Mitchell of Salem; a step grand daughter Lia Castner of Marblehead and a large extended family, Dr. Alyssa Kaye, her husband, Dr. Edward Kaye and their son Dimitri of Sudbury and Marblehead.
He was predeceased by a son John Healey and a sister Marie Healey.

His funeral will be held on Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at 9:15 AM from the Murphy Funeral Home, 85 Federal St (cor of North St) Salem to be followed by a funeral Mass at 10:00 AM at St Ann Church, 290 Jefferson Ave., Salem. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours will be Monday from 4:00 PM to 7:30PM in the Murphy Funeral Home. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Allie Castner Scholarship Fund, c/o National Grand Bank, Attn: Jim Nye, 91 Pleasant St., Marblehead, MA 01945; The Kaplan Family Hospice House, c/o Hospice of the North Shore, 75 Sylvan St., SuiteB-102, Danvers, MA 01923, or to the Sunrise at Gardner Park, Activity Fund, 73 Margin St, Peabody, MA 01960. For online guest book or additional information, please call 978 744 0497 or visit www.MurphyFuneralHome.com.