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Leave a tributeHappy Helen J Toporis Memorial Day!
I truly miss you, think about you often and love you very much. I miss your smile, your laugh, your sense of humor, your kindness, your love and your support.
When I think of you, I remember a strong soul with a caring, giving spirit. You were a bedrock for the family. We will always love you.
We will miss you Aunt Helen. You taught us to be strong, tenacious and accountable and to put family first. Those are blessings that we will always treasure.
Here is my take on her sales style: she treated her customers the way she would have liked to been treated. So she was fulfilling the golden rule, as told be Jesus in the 7th chapter of Matthew, "So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets." I wish more people would relate to others using the golden rule.
We will miss our visits with Helen.
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Happy Helen J Toporis Memorial Day!
Please be patient.
An Inspiration
As Helen and I worked together on her life story in 2012, I consistently marveled at her strength of character. She persisted through losses, adversity and setbacks with spunk, intelligence and assertiveness to arrive at the final stage of life with a smile. It was pure joy to help her say all that she wanted others to know before her time came to watch over us from Heaven. Thank you, Susan, for the rare privilege of writing for Aunt Helen.
Like a Sister (George Carney)
Helen was my best friend since 1943. She helped get me into the Navy. She used to practice her cooking on me for her boyfriends. I knew Mike, too. He was a great guy and it was great when they got together. She was like a sister to me, had a heart of gold, was a nice person, and she loved everybody. I’m gonna miss her so. I’ve always prayed for her and I’m gonna pray for her every night to God because she’s at peace now. I used to go see John and wait for him to come home and Helen used to cook for me, and she did all the housework. She was a wonderful person and I’ll always lover her.
as dictated to Susan Byrne