Healey, Christine

Christine Healey, 74, of Concord, died at home on January 31, 2024. One of eight children of Priscilla and Paul Healey, Christine was born on December 14, 1949, and grew up in Canton.

She graduated from Goddard College, and later earned her master’s degree in special education from the University of New Orleans. Her course of study helped her to develop her innate interest and natural ability to take care of others, most especially children and young adults with special needs.

Following her marriage to Charles “Chip” Poutasse in 1978, she focused on family. She and Chip welcomed three sons. When Duncan, her youngest, enrolled in kindergarten, Christine went back to school as well. She served as a classroom aide and later as a special education teacher at Alcott School in Concord. Her work highlighted her unique way of making sure all children felt seen, appreciated, challenged, and loved. When she switched careers and became a nurse later in life, she found yet another outlet for her intelligence, diligence, selflessness, and care.

She and Chip lived in the house at Brigham Farm where Chip had grown up. Christine was known for hosting legendary pumpkin picking parties, where dozens of friends and family members would gather together to help Chip pick, move, sort, and store that year’s crop of pumpkins. Christine also loved to swim, and she played badminton for many years at the Maugus Club in Wellesley. She was an avid reader and a devoted crossword enthusiast. Later in her life, Christine took up the viola. She was a very loving person who opened her home to everyone.

Christine is survived by her husband of 46 years, Charles Poutasse; her sons Samuel Poutasse and his wife, Katharine Covino, of Harvard, Jesse Poutasse and his wife, Meggie Winchell, of Northfield, and Duncan Wellan and his wife, Kristin Wellan, of Maynard; her sisters Johanna Healey of Sharon, Jill Healey and her husband, Jim Stark, of Tigard, OR, Paula Healey and her husband, Brian Milburn, of Clinton, and Rebecca Healey and her husband, Alex Mak, of Canton; and her brother John Healey and his wife, Katie Healey, of Canton. She is predeceased by her brother Vincent Healey and leaves her sister-in-law Carole Healey of Plympton, and is predeceased by her sister Patricia Healey and leaves her brother-in-law Timothy Trask of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. She also leaves her beloved grandchildren Russell Poutasse, Gwyneth Poutasse, Flora Poutasse, Saylor Winchell, Ember Winchell, Leah Wellan and Heather Wellan, as well as many nephews and nieces.

Family and friends are invited to celebrate Christine’s life during visiting hours on Friday, February 9, from 4-7 p.m. at Dee Funeral Home, 27 Bedford Street in Concord. Her memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 10, at 10 a.m. at the First Parish, 20 Lexington Road in Concord.

Condolences may be sent to 82 Fitchburg Turnpike, Concord, MA 01742. In lieu of flowers, friends and family can make a donation in her honor to the Minuteman ARC at minutemanarc.org, or to the Middlesex Community College nursing program.

Arrangements are entrusted to Dee Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Concord. For her online guestbook, visit DeeFuneralHome.com.

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