Deacon Tom was born in Cambridge, MA in 1960. He is the son of the late Thomas Albert Healey and his late mother Virginia Healey. He has family in North Carolina nd Florida. Deacon Tom spent his high school, college, and early adult years in Southeast Florida, living in Palm Beach and Broward counties. Because he was born in Eastern Massachusetts, he is cursed and blessed to be a Red Sox fan.
Deacon Tom married Jo Ann Kelley in 1994 and has two adult children. He moved to Charlottesville in 1995.
Deacon Tom is a Software Engineer by trade. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL. His career includes work with embedded systems. He has worked for ABB and GE, as well as Value America and MusicToday. The University of Virginia employed him as a Systems Engineer for 17 years. He retired from UVA in 2021.
In 2007, Deacon Tom felt the call to the diaconate and was accepted to the newly formed cohort. He received a Master of Arts in Theology from Saint Leo’s University as part of his diaconal formation. He was ordained in November 2012 by Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo, Bishop of Richmond, to serve the people of the diocese. He has served the people of Incarnation since his ordination. Currently, he serves as staff contact for the Pastoral Care ministry, is responsible for the Prayers of the Faithful, and is interim webmaster for the church website.
Contact Deacon Tom Healey at:
tomh@incarnationparish.org
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