Michael J. Healy, 26, was killed on June 21, 1981, while on duty at the main post office in downtown Chicago. Healy was an officer with the United States Postal Inspection Service and had served with the Postal Police for one year after two years with the Hometown, Illinois, Police Department. According to reports, two men entered during a robbery attempt and tried to disarm Officer Healy at gunpoint. Healy resisted and tried to disarm the assailants; in the struggle he was shot and killed.

The three suspects were quickly apprehended. The two older assailants, then 20 and 18, and a 16-year-old getaway driver were charged with murder. On May 5, 1982, the two older defendants were convicted of murder; the 20-year-old received a life sentence and the 18-year-old received 40 years. The 16-year-old was sentenced to four years in prison. Healy was survived by his wife, stepdaughter, parents, sister and brother.

Does anyone have memories of Officer Healy, his service, or the Bridgeview post office renamed in his honor?