Helen Irene Leason

Leason, Helen Irene, 81, of Ft. Lauderdale, passed away on May 10, 2014 at her residence. Helen was born on September 6, 1932 in Altona, IL to Lyle Durwood & Mary (Stuckey) Johnson. Her parents were farm families who settled around Galva, IL. Helen completed high school in Galva, IL and secretarial school in 1950. In 1951, Helen migrated to Chicago to work as a secretarial typist. On August 15, 1953 she married Hayden Leason in Galva, IL. Helen and Hayden began their family in Evanston, IL with the birth of Michael Leason on August 29, 1954. On July 25, 1956, Helen gave birth to Denise Leason in San Diego, CA while Hayden was at sea in the U.S. Navy. On February 3, 1958, Julie Leason was born in San Mateo, CA while the Leason's were living at the Naval Net Depot in Tiburon, CA. In 1959, Helen's family moved to Winston Park, IL and lived there until 1965, when the family moved to Lake Geneva, WI. From 1965 to 1992, the Leason family lived in Lake Geneva, WI when they retired to Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Helen and Hayden lived in Florida until Helen died May 10, 2014 at 12:30 pm, just before May 11, 2014, Mother's Day.

About 1:00 pm today, Saturday, May 10, 2014, while I was driving my car to the boat, the Mexican song, La Bamba, was playing on the radio, suddenly I had a vision of Helen, young and vibrant, dancing and smiling while she danced with me to the music, as the music ended, Helen swirled around and disappeared into the distance. I never saw her again, but I believe that Helen was saying goodbye to me. HELEN DIED TODAY. We are all devastated and sad to lose such a beautiful woman and mother. HELEN JOHNSON LEASON was a beautiful girl, wife, mother and friend. She will be sadly missed.