Brother Gabriel Healy
Brother Gabriel Healy (right) with a student
Brother Gabriel Healy ’53, ’70, FSC, who spent much of his career as an educator and served as director of Campus Ministry at Manhattan College from 1981-1990, died on Nov. 30. He was 83. Br. Gabriel earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1953 and a Master of Arts in theology from Manhattan College in 1970. He taught theology studies at the College in 1968-69, and held several teaching positions before returning to Manhattan as director of Campus Ministry in 1981. He also did retreat work at the College from 2003-2006. “Br. Gabriel gave his whole life to the mission of Lasallian education ... from being in grade school with the Brothers to teaching grade school, from teaching in high school to working with college students, from working in one institution to doing central administration for all schools,” says Brother Robert Berger, FSC, associate professor of religious studies. “But most of all Br. Gabe touched hearts in a way that most people could not even come close to in a lifetime. His energetic spirit, his sense of directness and his concern for people, especially those who were hurting for whatever reason, gave him the gift of welcoming many into a new sense of whole-
ness. His prayer allowed God to reach others, and for this grace, many will be forever grateful.” In his eulogy, Charlie Hayes, a former student of Br. Gabriel’s from Christian Brothers Academy, echoed Br. Robert’s reflection. “Who knows what kind of path I might have gone down had Brother Gabe not been there back in the early ’90s to guide me back to the right path,” he said. “And I am just one of hundreds of lives that were touched and helped by Gabe.” A New York City native, Br. Gabriel was born James Edward Healy. He entered the Barrytown Juniorate in 1943 and the Novitiate in 1946. In 1946, he received the Religious Habit and took the name Brother Andrian Gabriel and pronounced his perpetual vows in 1954. A two-time graduate of Manhattan, Br. Gabriel also earned a Master of Arts in Latin from St. John’s University, and he studied at The Catholic University of America and the Chicago Theological Institute. He held numerous teaching posts, including several positions at Christian Brothers Academy. Br. Gabriel also served as the La Salle Provincialate’s director of formation and auxiliary visitor. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Dec. 8 at De La Salle Hall in Lincroft, N.J.
Lawrence Huggins Lawrence P. Huggins, Ph.D., who served as professor of management at Manhattan College for 25 years after a successful career with General Electric and other corporations, died on Nov. 11. He was 85. While at the College, Huggins served as the Hauge Professor of Management from 1986-1994 and the Louis Capalbo Professor of Management from 1994-1996. He was awarded Capalbo Grants for Research and Analysis during several summers in the 1990s and also received the TWM Research Summer Grant in 1995. Huggins earned his Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University and master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 and 1972, respectively. He often referred to his Christian Brothers roots, as he studied at Holy Name School, St. Joseph’s Normal Institute in Barrytown, and De La Salle High School in Manhattan. Thomas Gray ’70, former director of development at the College and
a student of Huggins’ while enrolled in the MBA program, says, “Larry was one of my all-time favorite teachers, and with his passing, this lion of Columbia and Manhattan passes into Manhattan’s rich history.” A World War II veteran, Huggins had assignments all across the United States while working for General Electric, including serving with the GE corporate executive staff in New York City and Fairfield, Conn. He also spent three years each on GE’s Financial Management Program and its Manufacturing Training Program for industrial engineering. In addition, Huggins served as president of Health Industries and the Agribusiness International Group before joining the College’s faculty. He received many honors throughout his career, including the General Electric Co. Management Award in 1957, the Orange County (Calif.) Executive Award AIA in 1977 and the Man of the Year Health Industries Award in 1978. After retiring from Manhattan, Huggins continued to teach as an adjunct professor of business at Georgian Court University. Huggins, a Bronx native, was predeceased by his wife of 61 years, Mary, and a son, Robert. He is survived by four of his children: Lawrence, Michael, Brendan and Mary; 12 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; his sister, Dorothy Davis; and many nephews and nieces.
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