February 24
February 24
The word antics sure brought back some memories!
This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Helen Haynam, 91 years old, born on February 24, 1924, and passed away on February 28, 2015. We will remember her forever.
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February 24
February 24
Happy 100th birthday! We miss you terribly and all your antics! We were blessed to be able to spend so much time with you. Hope springs forth that we will reunite someday in the future. Your love and generosity lives on in our hearts.
February 24
February 24
Been thinking of you all week. Mostly about the wonderful, nourishing meals you prepared for us. It all started when an old news article appeared with a Westerville schools’ lunch menu! AND you let us have pie for breakfast! Love and miss you, Mom.
February 24
February 24
Mom, we have a pair of Great Horned Barn owls. I love you and miss you terribly. I think about talking to you on the phone and I can hear your voice clearly in my mind.
Forever missed is an understatement.
Lovee you!
Forever missed is an understatement.
Lovee you!
February 28, 2023
February 28, 2023
Literally, not a day goes by that Cheryl and I don't think of Helen. Cheryl feels a strong connection to her still and often mentions her presence and how much she still misses seeing her. Hope for reuniting with her someday in the future.
February 24, 2023
February 24, 2023
I miss you grandma! Thank you for all the love.
February 24, 2023
February 24, 2023
I miss you, Mom! There are so many times I think about giving you a call to tell you about a plant I saw or a bird. Or to talk to you about how good I feel or cry to you about how awful I feel. I can hear your words in my head. My friend and I say "Home again, home again, Jiggity jog" whenever we are on our way home. :)
February 24, 2023
February 24, 2023
Happy Birthday, Mom, been thinking about you. Remembered how you called Karell “Jibber Jabber, Sassbox” when he was learning to talk. Now, he is mostly a quiet person, helpful. The crocus and daffodils have bloomed; makes me think of your hyacinth that smelled so good. Missing you.
February 24, 2022
February 24, 2022
Thinking about you today, Mom. Really, I think about you in some way most everyday, usually in connection with some meal or food, or in connection with a drive or a trip somewhere. Miss you always.
February 24, 2022
February 24, 2022
On this day and nearly everyday, we remember Helen as the loving and generous person we count as a blessing in our lives. She leaves an empty place in the lives of her children that we hope will someday be renewed. Cheryl has been commenting on how much she feels her presence and how she misses her so much. We look forward to spring and the blooming of the early flowers that remind us of her.
February 28, 2021
February 28, 2021
Missing you, Mom. Think of you most everyday but especially in February. I can barely cook a thing without remembering you letting me cook with you, or remembering something delicious you cooked. Recently, I was thinking about the times you made homemade French fries for eight using two extra large skillets at the same time. I think a lot about how you helped family when they were in need...with food (a slice of pizza a car seat), clothes, housing, money, or tackling government agencies. You were a natural at social work. I would say Rest In Peace, Mom, but it is hard to visualize you resting.
February 24, 2021
February 24, 2021
Thank you to everyone that has acknowledged this day either on this site or through direct contact. We all have fond memories and a few too many humorous stories about Helen. She is missed but in some fashion still with us in whatever way she affected each of our lives.
February 24, 2021
February 24, 2021
I miss and love you grandma!
February 24, 2020
February 24, 2020
Cheryl and I made the annual pilgrimage to the G&R Grill in remembrance of Helen and the enjoyment she got from what some would call simple pleasures. Truth is she got more pleasure from having her loved ones with her than any place or event she would suggest you come with her to. Helen, your character and spirit certainly added color to the lives of your family and friends. You are missed, still a big part of our lives!
February 24, 2018
February 24, 2018
I miss you mom and thank you for giving me the gifts of laughter, positivity and the love of our bird friends.
February 28, 2017
February 28, 2017
In our thoughts every day. Cheryl and I miss you and share memories all the time. We had dinner at the Westerville Grill on your birthday and sat at the table in the front corner where we always sat and watched traffic go past. Even had a yellow car parked in front which would prompt you to say "yuck, yuck ".
February 24, 2017
February 24, 2017
Love you grandma!
February 24, 2017
February 24, 2017
Finally, made it to Gulf Islands National Seashore, Mom! You praised your visit there so much I tried twice to go but hurricanes prevented a visit until last summer. It is a truly amazing place but it was a trip of highs and lows for me...couldn't stop thinking of you. Love, Carol
February 24, 2017
February 24, 2017
I miss you mom.
February 24, 2016
February 24, 2016
Grandma, think about you so often. I have seen more birds living in Connecticut than anyplace I've lived. I think of you each time I see a new one. Thinking of you today on your birthday and missing you so much.
February 24, 2016
February 24, 2016
Just smiled remembering when grandma used to put corn silk in her armpits to make us laugh. I miss you grandma!!!
February 24, 2016
February 24, 2016
Thinking of you, especially today, Mom. Because of you I know the best way to eat Angel Food Cake!
February 24, 2016
February 24, 2016
Missing you Grandma. Eating chicken and noodles right now and thinking of you, but wishing the noodles were yours - they were the best ever.
February 24, 2016
February 24, 2016
I miss you mom.
March 3, 2015
March 3, 2015
Grandma always knew how to make sure I had fun as a child. Board games, scaring us in the graveyard playing redrum, sticking corn silk in her arm pits, and sugary cereal! As a grown up I loved going on nature walks with her and going on buggy rides to visit family. When I was at school at O.S.U. I always checked the back door when I got home because there was frequently a bag hanging there with food, garage sale finds, coupons or a twenty. I loved her deeply and will miss her always.
March 3, 2015
March 3, 2015
"I can not explain the impact that Grandma has had on my life. Her smile and laugh are imprinted in my memory. She had a way about her that made you feel loved when the events of your day might be making you feel otherwise. Spending the night at Grandma and grandpas was a treat! Marbles on the carpet, swinging in the backyard swing, playing horse shoes and walking up and down Mary Ave. So many memories. She loved each of us with such intensity. My childhood would not have been half as wonderful with out her in it. I too, will miss her forever."
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February 24
February 24
The word antics sure brought back some memories!
February 24
February 24
Happy 100th birthday! We miss you terribly and all your antics! We were blessed to be able to spend so much time with you. Hope springs forth that we will reunite someday in the future. Your love and generosity lives on in our hearts.
February 24
February 24
Been thinking of you all week. Mostly about the wonderful, nourishing meals you prepared for us. It all started when an old news article appeared with a Westerville schools’ lunch menu! AND you let us have pie for breakfast! Love and miss you, Mom.
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G&R Grill
February 28, 2018
Cheryl & I went to the G&R Grill in Waldo today to remember Helen and how she and Cliff loved to make the trip there for a fried bologna sandwich and share one beer between them. We miss them greatly and think of them almost every day as they were so much a part of our lives. We still see them nearly everywhere we go (as, greatfully, they were usually with us).
More Songs
March 8, 2015
I also have songs that I associate with grandma and my childhood. Picking Up Paw Paws and Swim Little Fishies are the two that make me smile:)
Grandma song
March 5, 2015
by Abbey Dixon
I was going about my day today when I realized i had been singing a song in my head for a while. it was a song that grandma sang to us when we were young. "Show me the way to go home. I'm tired and i want to go to bed. i had a drink of water 'bout an hour ago and it went straight to my head. No matter where i roam, near land or sea or foam, you can always hear me singing the song show me the way to go home." ;-) this made me smile.