HELEN GRACE GARDNER

I remember Helen and Jim fondly. My father worked with Jim at Wilcox and we visited the often at the lake. I still remember crawling under the cabin with Jimmy, not sure why now. I last saw Helen at my fathers funeral and am sorry I just learned of her passing. I am still using Jim's old Collins radio! Helen was a wonderful person.

YOU WILL ALWAYS BE IN MY MEMORIES. AS WE SAILORS SAY: ON YOUR VOYAGE MY YOU HAVE FAIR WINDS AND A FOLLOWING SEA.

Living far away, I will miss calling Grammie and hearing her delighted voice and irresistable chuckle. She really was our Mission Control and she loved sharing news. She was a generous and loving grandmother and great-grandmother and I'm glad a little bit of her lives on inside us...not just her genes (hope some of the longevity ones!) but all the things she taught me. When you needed to hear it, she would say, "Chin up" and you knew that meant you'd better stay calm and carry on. When we...