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Helen Sooklaris

Burlingame, California

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Helen Sooklaris Of Burlingame, CA, born June 22, 1924, died at 9:10 AM on Oct. 10, 2010 (10/10/10) at the age of 86. She is survived by her three loving children: Marie and her husband, Nat Friedland; Anthony Jr. and his son, James; and John and his wife, Artemisia, and their two children, Andoni...

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My sympathies to your entire family. Though I haven't seen Helen since I was at Lawton School with Marie, seeing the picture here brought back memories. And, Marie, I'm so sorry to hear of your medical ills. May you come to a full recovery soon.

I met Mrs Sooklaris a number of times over the years and admired her grace. I pray her family will be able to get through this difficult time and know she is no longer in pain and with a loving God.

Yiayia, Andoni, and Maria

Homily delivered by John Sooklaris at the Trisagion Service for Helen Sooklaris.

Today we reflect on the life of Helen Sooklaris. She lived 86 years, married 59 of them to Anthony, the love of her life. How can you summarize, in an elevator speech, a person’s whole life? I won’t even try tonight, but I will share with you some thoughts and memories and reflections about my mom to give you a sense of the kind of person that she was.

Generous, devoted, loving,...

Im so sorry to here about Nona. My throughts and prayers are with you all and your family.
Love you all
Nikki