Born in Boston, he was the son of the late Attorney Thomas S. and Mary I. (McCaffrey) Healey. 

A long time resident of Attleboro, he was a graduate of Attleboro High School and president of the Class of 1939 who dedicated himself to keeping the class members united across the years through his correspondence and his efforts to organize their reunions.

During the second World War, he served as a pharmacist’s mate in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific theatre. Following his military service he completed his education at the then Babson Institute in Wellesley, graduating in 1946. 

In 1951, he married Viola M. Murray. She predeceased him in 1989.

Beginning in 1954, he was elected to seven terms as city treasurer of Attleboro. He left public service when invited to become an officer of the former Attleboro Trust Company where he remained until his retirement. 

He was a part of the third generation of his family to be members of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Attleboro, where for many years he served as an usher at the early Masses on Sundays. 

While city treasurer, he was a member of the board of trustees of Sturdy Memorial Hospital and he was active in the Massachusetts Treasurers and Collectors Association serving a term as its president. He had been active in the Attleboro and North Attleboro Kiwanis Clubs and served as treasurer of the Attleboro Area Chamber of Commerce.  

He was an honorary life member of the Attleboro Lodge of Elks and the Gilbert Perry Post VFW of Attleboro. Throughout his active years, he was frequently called upon to be master of ceremonies and toastmaster at testimonials and banquets. 

Besides his priest son, he leaves a daughter, Rosemary, of Attleboro; two brothers, Thomas S. Healey of Attleboro and Robert J. Healey of Attleboro Falls; a grandson; and nieces and nephews.

Father Healey celebrated the funeral Mass for his father on February 27 in St. John the Evangelist Church in Attleboro. Burial was February 28 in St. John’s Cemetery, also in Attleboro.