It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved son, father, grandpa, brother, nephew and cousin. “SIIKÁMOHKIYO” ADAM LELAND HEALY on August 14th, 2022.
Adam was born on January 11th, 1981 at the Lethbridge Regional Hospital to his loving parents Lila and Richard Heavy Head. Adam is survived by his loving family. Parents: Lila and Richard Heavy Head, his cherished children: Conner (Sierra) Healy, Christa, Tawny, Dalelyn, Cash Healy, Saraya, Willow, Amy and Darryl. Grandson: Andreas Healy. Sisters: Paula (Calvin) Healy, Tanya (Lance) Wolf Child, Sandy Healy, Michelle (Justin) Healy, Heather (Norbert Jr) Black Water, Reesa (Joseph) Healy, Mel (Bill) Healy. Brothers: Radford Healy, Luke Heavy Head, Marty Heavy Head, Del Jr Healy. Godparents: Tom Little Bear and Linda Little Bear. Aunties: Bella (Bert) Mistaken Chief, Sheila Healy, Jessalyn (Armand) Page, Margaret Mackor, Delphine (Bill) English, Geraldine Oka, Melanie (Bryan) Yellow Horn, Rose Heavy Head, Marsha (Calvin) Heavy Head, Lori Heavy Head. Uncles: Del Healy Sr, Martin (Pam) Heavy Head, Quentin (Betty) Heavy Head, Arnold Crying Head. Nephews: Wyatt (Caitlyn) Day Rider, Kaedan Day Rider, Logan Wolf Child, Trevor Healy, Cohen Heavy Shields, Carter Healy. Nieces: Sarah (Julio) Eagle Bear, Allie (Curly) Healy, McKaida and Erin Wolf Child, Dazlyn Hairy Bull, Tessa Black Water, Sophia Healy, Tahlia Doore, Scarlett Healy, Paisley Heavy Shields, Meghan Healy, Leila Eagle Plume, Layla and Yariah Healy. Great Nieces; Jessa Crow Chief and Ava Healy. Great aunt, Annie Crying Head.
Adam attended school in Fort Macleod at WA Day Elementary School, Standoff Elementary, Kainai High School and Catholic Central High School. After high school he went to northern Alberta and was employed as a hunting guide, he returned home and began working for Double H Plumbing with his father until his passing. His Father was very proud of his work ethics and innovative ways of improving their quality of work. Adam was well taught about being a cowboy from his dad. Breaking wild horses, then riding them cross country to Old Agency. Adam’s athletic abilities made his parents very proud and will cherish all his athletic accomplishments. Adam was very young and only 3 years old when he began his hockey career in the Kainai Minor Hockey Association. Adam was very athletic and with his ability to skate he would skate from one end of the rink and work the puck to the opponents net and score. Adam moved up throughout his minor hockey years and joined the AA Rockies in Crowsnest Pass. Adam and teammates won numerous gold medals at the Native Provincials and finished his junior hockey with the Jr B Screaming Eagles hockey club. Adam and some of his hockey brothers came together and played fastball at the North American Indigenous games in Victoria taking home a silver medal, at this time he was scouted and invited by the New York Yankee farm team to join their spring training camp. With Adam’s athletic nature and being a natural at all the sports he played.
When he became a father he passed on his athletic skills to his children and was very proud of Connor and Christa’s basketball talents. Passing his hockey skills down to his baby boy Cash. Adam loved and was very proud of his two beautiful princesses Tawny Jo being like her father in his humble ways and very proud of his Jingle dress princess Dalelyn. Adam became the proudest grandfather to his first grandchild, Andreas Ray Healy in March 2022. He cherished every moment he spent with him. Adam would carry Andreas around the whole time he was with him looking at him in awe. Adam was taught traditional values from his parents and every year at the sundance you would see Adam helping his parents with the setting up the tipi and fulfilling his vows of dancing with his parents. In more recent years you would see Adam teaching his children how to set up camp and teaching them the same traditional values. Adam was always so helpful to all that were in his presence and because of his humble nature he would make sure all that stopped by the camp were welcomed and fed. Adam was one of the original members of the Dove society when it was revived back into the annual Sundance and then passed it down to his son Connor. Being a loving father to his children he showed them love, respect and was very stern with them. Adam had a very humorous and mischievous nature to him where you would often see him doing practical jokes and pranks on his friends, family and especially his sisters, planning his next adventure he would swear his sisters into secrecy in his many ploys of reaching his goals and funds. Adam and his brothers would spend many hours visiting and telling stories of their days spent with grandpa Joe always quoting his many sarcasms like telling each other “that’ll be the day!” and the most famous saying “I’m a cowboy!”. They cherished the days spent with their grandpa fishing, driving the reserve or just being at grandpa’s house.
Adam will forever be remembered and his memory will be cherished and remain in the hearts of his parents, his children, sisters, brothers, family and friends. Adam’s predeceased relatives: Maternal grandparents Arthur & Betty Healy Sr., paternal grandparents Joseph & Agnes Heavy Head. Niece: Christa Marie Healy. Nephew: R.J. Heavy Shields. Uncles: Art(Clara) Healy Sr.,Winston, Jordan, Burton, Terry, Gilbert Healy, and Blair Orr. Aunties: Patsy, Fern, Louise Chief Body, Marie Healy, Rita Tallman, Mildred Jerry, Sylvia Eagle Child. Joe Heavy Head Sr, George Heavy Head and Willy White Feathers. Adam’s extended Family: Tall Man’s, Jerry’s, Chief Body’s Hunt’s, Old Shoes, Soop, Melting Tallow, No Runner’s, Day Chief’s, White Feather’s, Thunder Chief, Crying Head’s, Beebe’s, Little Bear’s, Mc Donald’s, Crow Chief’s, King’s, Vielle’s and Crane Chief’s. The family apologizes for anyone we have missed.
A Wake Service will be held at Richard Heavy Head’s Residence, Blood Reserve, AB on Monday, August 22 from 7:00 - 11:00 pm. The Funeral Service will continue at Richard Heavy Head’s Residence on Tuesday, August 23 at 11:00 am with interment to follow at Heavy Head Family Cemetery, Blood Reserve, AB.
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Adam was born on January 11th, 1981 at the Lethbridge Regional Hospital to his loving parents Lila and Richard Heavy Head. Adam is survived by his loving family. Parents: Lila and Richard Heavy Head, his cherished children: Conner (Sierra) Healy, Christa, Tawny, Dalelyn, Cash Healy, Saraya, Willow, Amy and Darryl. Grandson: Andreas Healy. Sisters: Paula (Calvin) Healy, Tanya (Lance) Wolf Child, Sandy Healy, Michelle (Justin) Healy, Heather (Norbert Jr) Black Water, Reesa (Joseph) Healy, Mel (Bill) Healy. Brothers: Radford Healy, Luke Heavy Head, Marty Heavy Head, Del Jr Healy. Godparents: Tom Little Bear and Linda Little Bear. Aunties: Bella (Bert) Mistaken Chief, Sheila Healy, Jessalyn (Armand) Page, Margaret Mackor, Delphine (Bill) English, Geraldine Oka, Melanie (Bryan) Yellow Horn, Rose Heavy Head, Marsha (Calvin) Heavy Head, Lori Heavy Head. Uncles: Del Healy Sr, Martin (Pam) Heavy Head, Quentin (Betty) Heavy Head, Arnold Crying Head. Nephews: Wyatt (Caitlyn) Day Rider, Kaedan Day Rider, Logan Wolf Child, Trevor Healy, Cohen Heavy Shields, Carter Healy. Nieces: Sarah (Julio) Eagle Bear, Allie (Curly) Healy, McKaida and Erin Wolf Child, Dazlyn Hairy Bull, Tessa Black Water, Sophia Healy, Tahlia Doore, Scarlett Healy, Paisley Heavy Shields, Meghan Healy, Leila Eagle Plume, Layla and Yariah Healy. Great Nieces; Jessa Crow Chief and Ava Healy. Great aunt, Annie Crying Head.
Adam attended school in Fort Macleod at WA Day Elementary School, Standoff Elementary, Kainai High School and Catholic Central High School. After high school he went to northern Alberta and was employed as a hunting guide, he returned home and began working for Double H Plumbing with his father until his passing. His Father was very proud of his work ethics and innovative ways of improving their quality of work. Adam was well taught about being a cowboy from his dad. Breaking wild horses, then riding them cross country to Old Agency. Adam’s athletic abilities made his parents very proud and will cherish all his athletic accomplishments. Adam was very young and only 3 years old when he began his hockey career in the Kainai Minor Hockey Association. Adam was very athletic and with his ability to skate he would skate from one end of the rink and work the puck to the opponents net and score. Adam moved up throughout his minor hockey years and joined the AA Rockies in Crowsnest Pass. Adam and teammates won numerous gold medals at the Native Provincials and finished his junior hockey with the Jr B Screaming Eagles hockey club. Adam and some of his hockey brothers came together and played fastball at the North American Indigenous games in Victoria taking home a silver medal, at this time he was scouted and invited by the New York Yankee farm team to join their spring training camp. With Adam’s athletic nature and being a natural at all the sports he played.
When he became a father he passed on his athletic skills to his children and was very proud of Connor and Christa’s basketball talents. Passing his hockey skills down to his baby boy Cash. Adam loved and was very proud of his two beautiful princesses Tawny Jo being like her father in his humble ways and very proud of his Jingle dress princess Dalelyn. Adam became the proudest grandfather to his first grandchild, Andreas Ray Healy in March 2022. He cherished every moment he spent with him. Adam would carry Andreas around the whole time he was with him looking at him in awe. Adam was taught traditional values from his parents and every year at the sundance you would see Adam helping his parents with the setting up the tipi and fulfilling his vows of dancing with his parents. In more recent years you would see Adam teaching his children how to set up camp and teaching them the same traditional values. Adam was always so helpful to all that were in his presence and because of his humble nature he would make sure all that stopped by the camp were welcomed and fed. Adam was one of the original members of the Dove society when it was revived back into the annual Sundance and then passed it down to his son Connor. Being a loving father to his children he showed them love, respect and was very stern with them. Adam had a very humorous and mischievous nature to him where you would often see him doing practical jokes and pranks on his friends, family and especially his sisters, planning his next adventure he would swear his sisters into secrecy in his many ploys of reaching his goals and funds. Adam and his brothers would spend many hours visiting and telling stories of their days spent with grandpa Joe always quoting his many sarcasms like telling each other “that’ll be the day!” and the most famous saying “I’m a cowboy!”. They cherished the days spent with their grandpa fishing, driving the reserve or just being at grandpa’s house.
Adam will forever be remembered and his memory will be cherished and remain in the hearts of his parents, his children, sisters, brothers, family and friends. Adam’s predeceased relatives: Maternal grandparents Arthur & Betty Healy Sr., paternal grandparents Joseph & Agnes Heavy Head. Niece: Christa Marie Healy. Nephew: R.J. Heavy Shields. Uncles: Art(Clara) Healy Sr.,Winston, Jordan, Burton, Terry, Gilbert Healy, and Blair Orr. Aunties: Patsy, Fern, Louise Chief Body, Marie Healy, Rita Tallman, Mildred Jerry, Sylvia Eagle Child. Joe Heavy Head Sr, George Heavy Head and Willy White Feathers. Adam’s extended Family: Tall Man’s, Jerry’s, Chief Body’s Hunt’s, Old Shoes, Soop, Melting Tallow, No Runner’s, Day Chief’s, White Feather’s, Thunder Chief, Crying Head’s, Beebe’s, Little Bear’s, Mc Donald’s, Crow Chief’s, King’s, Vielle’s and Crane Chief’s. The family apologizes for anyone we have missed.
A Wake Service will be held at Richard Heavy Head’s Residence, Blood Reserve, AB on Monday, August 22 from 7:00 - 11:00 pm. The Funeral Service will continue at Richard Heavy Head’s Residence on Tuesday, August 23 at 11:00 am with interment to follow at Heavy Head Family Cemetery, Blood Reserve, AB.
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