A memorial party for former Haines, Skagway and Palmer municipal administrator and manager Tom Healy (74) was held at Woadie’s in Skagway on June 21.
Healy died peacefully in Palmer on May 14 of complications from blood cancer. Healy’s public memorial service noted his pragmatism, diplomacy, patience, tact and goodwill.
Tyler Healy praised his father’s “intellect, good humor and class.”
Healy was an anomaly in the high stress political world of municipal managers. Everywhere he…