A.O. "Red" Healan, a ‘voice for the community’, dies at 96 - Gainesville Times

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A.O. "Red" Healan, a ‘voice for the community’, dies at 96

Red Healan showing off his fan mail in studio, circa 1950s. A.O. "Red" Healan, a radio personality for several decades in Athens and Gainesville, died on June 11 at age 96. Photo provided by Becky Ruffner.

Red Healan.jpg — Red Healan showing off his fan mail in studio, circa 1950s. A.O. "Red" Healan, a radio personality for several decades in Athens and Gainesville, died on June 11 at age 96. Photo provided by Becky Ruffner.

A voice welcomed into Hall County homes for decades beginning in 1966 was quieted when A.O. “Red” Healan died on June 11.