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Services
No Memorial per Dr. Don's request.
Burial will be at sea by the United States Navy.
September 18, 1924
Detroit, Michigan
June 22, 2010
Everett, Washington
Detroit, Michigan
June 22, 2010
Everett, Washington
Dr. Donald V. Healas, Ed.D.
“Doctor Don”
Dr. Donald Vreeland Healas died in Everett, WA on June 22, 2010. He was 85 years old.
The older of two children, Donald Healas was born on September 18, 1924 to John W. and Jessie Healas in Detroit, Michigan. He grew up in Detroit and was active in the Boy Scouts and earned the Eagle Scout Award.
When World War II broke out, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps at the age of 17 as one of 365 men to replace the Marines lost on Wake Island. Don was stationed with the Marine Night Fighter Squadron VMF-531(N) in the South Pacific and served with distinction.
After the war, he returned home and married Helen Tomes on February 2, 1946. Don used the GI Bill to obtain a Bachelor’s, Master’s,...
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