Helen Kreider HENDERSON

I miss Helen. As someone who met and visited Helen in the last three years of her life I knew her as someone who used more visual than verbal to cue her audience to her comedic sense of the world. One of my favorite memories of her was her face-making in a wall mirror at a favorite restaurant of hers and mine. No sooner would we be seated than she would pull out her Kabuki style smile and her hands held high to project onto the mirror for any and all patrons who might be interested. There...

I just learned of Helen's passing, and the sound of her big laugh as well as the image of her empathetic smile immediately came
to mind.

As a graduate student in BARA in the late 1980s, I was one of the many female worker bees continuously buzzing around the "Queen's" hive for female empowerment as much as academic leadership.

Thinking of Helen will always make me smile and remember that I belong to an eternal sisterhood that is a fountain of joy and strength.

All of...

I'm so very saddened to hear of Helen's passing. She was a lovely woman and a real sweetheart. Her activism and accomplishments on behalf of women in developing countries were truly groundbreaking and ahead of her time. My deepest condolences to her family. I feel fortunate to have known her. Rest in peace.

Helen's vast knowledge and humor always brightened our work together. I wish I could join you in the Memorial Service to celebrate her life and all that she brought to women and students at UA. I'll be holding you all in my heart.

Helen brightened and enriched the lives of our volunteers and customers. The Center is grateful for all the knowledge and joy she shared. Our sincere condolences to her family.

I have so many years of fond memories of Helen and her tireless efforts on behalf of women and her signature laugh and quick wit. She was a gem and BARA was enriched by her presence. Leonora Livingston Peabody continues to inspire. Norma Gonzalez

My sincere and heartfelt condolences on your loss.

We are deeply saddened by this news but it must come with relief for the family. We knew Helen as the Queen of Women in Development in the 1980s. She was smart, competent, committed and warm and had a wonderful sense of humor that was complemented by her trademark cackling laugh.

The sly smile in the picture reminds me so much of amusing conversations with Helen over the years. She often ended a pronouncement with her signature laugh. I would have loved to see her at work in the field.