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Helen Taylor Theaker

1952 - 2022

Helen Taylor Theaker obituary, 1952-2022, Dallas, TX

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1952

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2022

Helen Theaker Obituary

Helen Taylor Theaker
02/09/1952 - 07/06/2022
Helen Taylor Theaker of Gatesville, Texas, passed away on July 7, 2022. Helen was born in Dallas, Texas on February 9, 1952 and graduated from Trinity University in San Antonio TX, class of '73. For almost forty years, Helen worked at the Vinson & Elkins Law Firm in Houston, Texas, supporting the Managing Partner for the last ten years. In 2013 Helen and her husband Tom retired to Gatesville, Texas and are oh so glad they did. Helen loved Gatesville, its people, living in the country and was filled with joy every day. Helen was a woman of faith and a member of First United Methodist Church Gatesville.
Helen is survived by her husband Thomas H. Theaker, her aunt Liberta Taylor, her cousin Tim Taylor, Tim's son Jason and Jason's family, her brother-in-law and his wife Ken and Linda Theaker, her niece Kelly and her husband Nathan McCarter and their 2 children and her niece Kasey, her husband Kyle Fitzpatrick and their 2 children. Helen may have had a tiny biological family but she was so very blessed with a large, loving, supportive, funny, and precious family of friends.
Helen died from complications due to ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.
Helen and Tom suggest any memorial donations be made to : The ALS Association of Texas, 14555 Dallas Parkway, Suite 100-219, Dallas, TX 75254, ( www.alstexas.org )
Compassion & Choices, 101 SW Madison Street #8009, Portland, OR 97207 ( www.Compassionandchoices.org )
or the First United Methodist Church, 2600 E. Main Street, Gatesville, TX 76528. ( www.fumcgatesville.org )

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Houston Chronicle on Nov. 16, 2022.

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