Legacy Gift Feature Marie (Helmick) Barry +

BROTHER GILBERT, C.F.X., LEGACY SOCIETY

Marie (Helmick) Barry

Marie (Helmick) Barry, grandmother of Zachary Barry ’19 and mother of MC’s Senior Director of Technology, Raymond Barry ’P19, made provisions in her will that upon her death, Charitable Gifts would be made to several Catholic organizations, including Malden Catholic. As a product of Catholic education, Marie knew firsthand the value and importance of receiving a Catholic education during one’s formative years. Marie used part of her estate to help Zachary attend Merrimack College, where he is pursuing a Master of Education in Teacher Education in History. Marie was so impressed with the education that Zachary received at Malden Catholic that she changed her estate documents to include a sizable charitable gift to Malden Catholic. Marie J. (Helmick) Barry, “Rie” of Peabody, MA, and formerly of Winchester, MA, passed away on June 9, 2021. Born August 2, 1928, in Miami Beach, FL, to Alice Cecelia (Clancy) and Raymond Glen Helmick, Marie was the eldest of three children. Sister of the late Rev. Raymond G. Helmick, S.J., of Chestnut Hill, Marie is survived by her brother Monsignor William M. Helmick of Boston and previously Pastor at St. Teresa of Avila in West Roxbury. Marie grew up in Arlington, where she attended St. Agnes Elementary and Junior High School. She then attended St. John the Evangelist High School in North Cambridge and graduated in 1946 with the highest honors and was Valedictorian. Marie went on to attend Emmanuel College and graduated in 1950 with a B.A. in Chemistry. Marie received an M.S. in Biology from Boston College in 1955. Marie began her career working at the M.I.T. Physics Department’s Radioactivity Center in 1950, where she conducted research in bone metabolism and co-authored three research papers. In 1957, Marie joined a newly formed company, New England Nuclear Corporation. As Manager, Radioassay Laboratory, Marie developed the lab from an internal service to a profitable consulting lab, which for a time was the largest income producer of the young company. Recently married, Marie left NEN in 1963 to raise a family. Once Marie’s two children had finished elementary school, Marie was eager to return to work. Marie resumed working as a contract technical writer at M.I.T. 's Program in Industrialization of the Housing Sector, where she coordinated interdisciplinary research and edited materials from professionals and students. Marie next worked for Radcliffe Programs in Health Care, where she utilized her technical writing skills and analyzed admissions applications to furnish a student profile. In 1977, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Brighton, MA, hired Marie as their first Health Systems Analyst. Marie was able to utilize her technical writing and analytical skills to write several Determination of Need Applications that enabled the hospital to expand its campus and add service offerings. Additionally, Marie’s detailed analyses of patient admissions, demographics and market trends etc. were used by the Executive Leadership Team for making important and strategic decisions. Marie also served on several Mass. Health Data Consortium Committees, where her detailed analytical work was praised by her colleagues. Marie retired in 1996, or so we thought. Even in “retirement,” Marie found ways to keep her mind busy. While a resident at Brooksby Village in Peabody, MA, Marie served on their Resident Advisory Committee for two terms and on a Health & Wellness Committee. At the time of Marie’s passing, she was still an active member of both committees. As a grandparent of a Malden Catholic student, Marie knew that Malden Catholic embodied her strong Catholic beliefs and convictions and that these were nurtured and reinforced daily throughout her grandson’s MC experience. For this reason, through her estate Marie has chosen to honor Malden Catholic High School and the commitment of the Xaverian Brothers and dedicated lay faculty and staff with an estate gift providing essential financial support for motivated and hard-working students today and for the future. Malden Catholic is most grateful to Mrs. Marie (Helmick) Barry for her tremendous generosity in strengthening the ability of Malden Catholic to provide our students with the life-lasting impact of the MC experience.