Wilton, NY - Keith E. Healy went home to be with the Eternal Father on January 29, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. He was a kind, generous, loving husband, father, papa, and friend. Keith was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina on November 16, 1954 to Radcliffe Healy and Barbara (Peacock) Healy. He spent his early years traveling as a military family but his roots and home were always in South County, Rhode Island. He graduated from South Kingstown High School in 1972 and went on to study physics at the University of Rhode Island, where he met the love of his life, Donna DiSandro at Freshman Orientation. Keith and Donna were married in 1975 and graduated together in 1976. Keith went on to receive a Master's Degree in Engineering Physics from the University of Virginia. After graduation, he accepted a position working as a nuclear engineer for the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, where he devoted 41 years working in multiple roles. Keith held over ten years of increasingly responsible positions associated with the D1G Nuclear Power Training Unit prototype at the Kenneth A. Kesselring site. As D1G Operations Manager, Keith led the safe and continuous shift operation of the prototype, providing training and qualification for Navy enlisted and officer trainees before their fleet assignments. He also led an Environmental Operations Unit at the site. Following his operations assignments, Keith enjoyed over three decades of engineering experience in design and development as well as the implementation of a variety of computational analysis-based tools across the reactor shielding communities for the Naval Nuclear Lab (NNL). Keith was deeply involved in a multitude of reactor shielding and computational-based projects. All of which were within various reactor design projects leading to extremely safe designs for the nuclear Navy crews operating United States submarines and surface ships.

Keith and his loving wife Donna of 47 years lived in Wilton, NY where they raised their three children. Keith was always the first to volunteer to help. He was very involved in supporting his children's sports, Booster Clubs, and teaching religious education at Saint Clement's Church. Family was always the most important to him. He loved when his three kids all visited home at the same time and especially enjoyed seeing his four beautiful granddaughters. He took pride in cooking and entertaining family and friends. He was never as happy as when his pool was filled with the joyful voices of children and grandchildren or when he was making a gourmet dinner for friends on the back porch. While the pandemic caused Keith and Donna to put their retirement plans on hold, they took joy in their days at home relaxing on the back porch, watching the birds, and spending quality time with their children and grandchildren.

Keith is survived by his wife, Donna (DiSandro) Healy, his three children Kristin (Chris) Carknard, of Glenmont, NY, McKenzie (Nicholas) Kleinhenz of Nashville, TN, and Ryan (Leslie) Healy of Gaithersburg, MD. In addition, he is survived by his four granddaughters, Madison and Ella Carknard, and Camille and Maeve Kleinhenz; his brother, Scott (April) Healy of Austin, Texas, his sister, Lora Healy of Naples, Florida, and several sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, and nephews. He was predeceased by his parents and brother, Mitchel A. Healy.

Calling hours will be held at St. Clement's Church on Tuesday, February 8th, 2022, at 10 AM followed by a Mass of the Christian Burial at 11 AM. Due to Covid concerns, the Mass will be live streamed at www.stclementschurch.com. Please then click "Facebook Livestream" for family and friends who live at a distance or for anyone who prefers to attend virtually.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests any memorial donations be made to support the Vascular Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome research of Dr. Hal Dietz at the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine at Johns Hopkins or to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com