My cousin Kathy Madden, has informed me of the passing of my second cousin, Helen Dickie. I was fortunate to have met Helen once, as a small child, when Helen and her mother, Florence Dickie, were visiting my grandmother Dora Wood, Florence's sister in Eugene, Oregon. I feel very fortunate to have letters that Florence wrote to my grandmother, expressing her feelings about Helen's activities. Helen was thoughtful, kind, dedicated, generous, inquisitive, loved nature's beauty and was devoted to God. A quote from one of Florence's letters says after a trip Helen took to Oregon, for the first time in June 1944," Helen said it all seemed like a dream that she had gone so far and had seen so much in a short time, a beautiful dream it was. She told of the grand drives you and Louis took her to the beautiful highways and the wonderful flowers, how you used up your gas on her, of the sumptuous meals you served her. You should have heard her description of the wonderful time you gave her." I also have a picture of Helen in her Air Force uniform and a few pictures when she was playing with her cousins, Fergus and my mother Lenore. All of the letters and pictures are very precious to me. I only wish I lived closer and would have had a chance to spend more time with Helen. I want to express my deepest sympathies to her family and friends. May your heart find peace with the love of God..
