Theresa Brey Haddy

Theresa Brey Haddy, MD, of Rochester, MN, passed away at the age of 100 on January 25, 2025. She was a resident of Charter House since moving there with her husband Francis Haddy in 2001. Dr. Haddy had a long and distinguished career as a Pediatrician, and then as a Professor of Pediatrics, moving to Rochester in 2001 after retiring from Howard University. She had previously held teaching positions in medical schools at Michigan State University, the University of Oklahoma, and before that, began her career as one of three woman physicians in a Pediatric clinic in Chicago. After graduating from high school at the age of 16 in Wabasso, MN, she went on to attend the University of Minnesota, where she received her Bachelor’s degree. She was then accepted into the University of Minnesota’s Medical School, one of only five women in her freshman class. It was in medical school that she met her husband, and fellow physician in training, Francis John Haddy. Her training was in Pediatrics. Later in her career she went on to get her certification in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, to teach as a professor, as well as treat many children with blood diseases such as sickle cell anemia, leukemias, and finally HIV/AIDS. Over Dr. Haddy’s career, she was the author of many research publications. She also wrote a book about her life as a physician, as well as a many children’s stories for her grandchildren. She was a devoted wife and mother, balancing her home life with her full-time job as a doctor. She was truly a woman of her time, loved and respected by her family, and an inspiration to her two daughters and son.

Dr. Haddy is survived by her daughters, Carol Haddy Froelich (Stuart) and Alice Haddy Hellen (Edward), daughter-in-law, Cheryl Haddy, seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Francis John Haddy, and her son, Richard Ian Haddy.

Celebration of Life 11 AM Saturday, April 26, 2025 at Gearty-Delmore Plymouth Chapel, 15800 37th Avenue North.