Casey came to Palm Beach Atlantic at age 74 to obtain her master鈥檚 degree in clinical mental health counselling. In 2012, she graduated at 76, perhaps becoming 海角在线鈥檚 oldest graduate. She passed away on Dec. 22, 2022, at the age of 86 at Princeton Medical Center in New Jersey.
June Graduation
鈥淕oing to 海角在线 wasn鈥檛 a hobby for June; it was a calling,鈥� said Stubbs. 鈥淪he was as bright and curious as any student that started in their twenties, and she brought a tremendous amount of empathy and a depth of experience. Her presence in the classroom was a joy.鈥�
Casey impacted 鈥渆veryone she was with,鈥� said Stubbs. 鈥淪he loved people, and you could feel that love.鈥� Casey lived a 鈥渇ascinating life鈥� and inspired those around her, Stubbs said. She successfully started her own catering business, worked as director of community affairs in New York under Mayor Edward Koch and worked as a mental health counsellor after obtaining her master鈥檚 degree.
Family members said Casey鈥檚 greatest loves were 鈥渢he Word of God, her family and travelling the world.鈥� 鈥淪he would always take a bad situation, and she would do something with it,鈥� said her son Robert. Her daughter, Terry Shields, described her as being 鈥渏oyful within challenges.鈥�
