Philip B. Healey

Philip B. Healey (August 21, 1921 – May 27, 1996) was an American politician and veteran from New York.

Biography and career Healey was born on August 21, 1921, in Brooklyn, New York City. He served in the U.S. Air Force. He graduated with a B.B.A. from St. John's University in 1951. He graduated with an M.B.A. from LIU Post in 1968.

He entered politics as a Republican, and was a member of the Oyster Bay Town Council. He was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1971 until his death in 1996, sitting in the 179th, 180th, 181st, 182nd, 183rd, 184th, 185th, 186th, 187th, 188th, 189th, 190th and 191st New York State Legislatures.

He died on May 27, 1996, at the Massapequa General Hospital, of a heart attack.

Legacy The Philip B. Healey Beach at Florence Avenue, Massapequa, was named in his honor. Additionally, the Bethpage State Parkway was ceremoniously named the Philip B. Healey Memorial Parkway, in his honor.

Personal life In 1953, Healey married Geneva Musalo, and they had three children. They lived in Massapequa, in Nassau County, on Long Island, New York.