El Paso, Texas
1931 - 2020 (Age 89)
Helen Safford Hackett El Paso - Helen Safford Hackett (1931-2020), known to family and her many friends as "Deja," died on December 12, 2020 at the age of 89 from complications of an intestinal ischemia at the Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus. Born Helen Romaine Safford, Deja was the...
Read MoreA wonderful lady who gave much to those around her and took very little. Her generosity was profound. Her manner never pushed in on you. I always felt as if she saw the best in me that even I could not see. I sincerely hope that somewhere in the world there is another Deja, because I know there are plenty of young people who are in need of the grace that she shared with me.
Chris Maya
July 30, 2021
My thoughts are with all of Deja's family and friends who will miss her . She was wonderful. My great friendship with her beautiful mother Helen was how I came to know Deja, Helen and Bus were my neighbors in El Paso , and Helen and I together read many books for a long time. We started a Latin American Literature Group and the first book we read in preparation for suggestions to the group was Chilean
Jose Donoso's CORONATION , it was Summer so we sat in garden of the...
carol f pearson
December 21, 2020 | Friend
My second mother so often for quite a few important influential and developmental years. My mother’s friend as well. Loved dearly.
Ed Casillas
December 20, 2020 | Neighbor
A wonderful woman: friendly, generous, and loving.
Joseph Jastrzembski
December 20, 2020 | Family
