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Helene Barker

Palm Desert, California

Age 65

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Helene Barker Businesswoman Helene Barker, who taught thousands of children in the Coachella Valley how to swim, died June 25 at Eisenhower Medical Center. Barker, 65, was the owner of Helene's Learn to Swim, a private swim school in Palm Desert. From there, at people's homes and at the Aquatic...

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You were a wonderful friend and I´m so sorry I couldn´t be there for you in the end. I am so thankful for all of the good times and fun in the sun!! I will miss you so much.May you rest in peace , girlfriend. And save me a seat ,I´ll see you again.

Rest in peace, Helene. You are missed by all you touched.

Helene and I have been friends for 35 years. She wasnt just a friend, roommate, she was a older sister to me. I have so many memories of all the fun times. The many road trips to Laughlin and Vegas, late nights in the Jacuzzi just talking about life. Helene was a excellent Bar-be-quer, I absolutely loved her grilling and being invited for dinner was absolutely a treat!! I am going to cherish our friendship forever, we had a special bond that not everyone gets to experience in there...

I will remember Helene as a miracle worker. All my life I had tried to learn how to swim but inherited my mothers deep fear of the water. Helene broke through those fears and taught me at age 60! how to swim.
My heart is sad to hear of her passing and I thank God I found her!

We will miss her deeply. She taught my girls to swim and we learned a lot about each other during those swim lesson hours. She even asked me to have my girls be featured in her swim class ad, I was honored.
Everytime my girls swim her name comes up and it probably will for the rest of our lives. Never got to truly say thank you for everything.

In loving memory of a wonderful person. Helene was my lifesaving instructor and friend. She was kind hearted and fun loving. Memory Eternal my friend.

She was a wonderful person, with a big heart and robust laugh. Her gift of teaching children swimming will live on. Rest easy cousin Helene.

Godspeed Helene