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Jane Healy dead at age 77, American journalist

Jane Healy: key obituary facts

Is Jane Healy dead? Yes. Jane Healy died on May 15, 2026, at age 77.

Cause of death: Jane Healy's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.

What was Jane Healy known for?

She was an American journalist born 1949.

More about Jane Healy

Born: 9 May 1949.

Gender: female.

Occupation: journalist.

Nationality: United States.

Education: University of Maryland.

Spouse: James C. Clark.

Children: Kevin Clark.

Also known as: Jane Elizabeth Healy, Jane E. Healy.

Jane Healy, an American journalist, died on May 15, 2026, at the age of 77.

Born in Washington, D.C., on May 9, 1949, she was the daughter of Paul and Connie. She graduated from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in 1967 and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland in 1971.

After college, she worked as a copy aide at the New York Daily News before moving to Florida to join the Orlando Sentinel. In 1988, Healy became the first Sentinel writer to receive a Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing for a series on protests against overdevelopment in Florida’s Orange County.

Jane Healy, 77, American journalist.

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