Password in Apple Mail changing

Using Yosemite and AppleMail on MacMini and MacBookPro. with iPhone 5S and iPad Air.
Passwords are changing to an empty field when i go to send mail. Not understanding this behavior.

veekayn,
My apologies for the inundation of information. More specifically, it may help to remove the Keychain entries for the affected account(s), as detailed below.
If you entered the correct password in the password dialog in Mail, but continue to be asked for your password, try these suggestions.
In Keychain Access, locate and delete the email account password item.
In Disk Utility, select the volume (for your hard disk or disks) in the list, click First Aid, then Verify Disk. After you’ve verified (and repaired, if necessary) the disk, try sending yourself a message.
Mail Help - If Mail keeps asking for your password
https://help.apple.com/mail/mac/10.10/index.html
Tip: If you see a sheet or dialog that states 'Enter the password for user "email address'", this indicates that the email service provider is having an issue with the password being sent by Mail, or there is an issue with the email account. Contact the email service provider for support. Choose Window > Connection Doctor click "Show Detail" then click "Check Again". The information displayed in the "Show Detail" drawer may include details from the email service provider about what the issue is. Look for headers that start with "[ALERT]".
OS X Mail: Troubleshooting sending and receiving email messages
http://support.apple.com/en-us/TS3276
All my best,
Allen

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