It's taken a while for us to compose our thoughts about Helene, and even longer to find the courage to post them publicly.

Words can never express the depth of our loss, but, even so, I made the attempt.  It's longer than can be posted on this guestbook and can be read at the link below:

http://clintavoblog.faso.com/blog/96993/our-mm

We Love You Mémé,

PJ and Clint

I could say that Helene was a sweet lady, and it would even be true, but I don't think that's the way she would like to be remembered. Madame possessed a cutting wit and a great sense of humor. Even at a certain age she was the life of the party. And, she is perhaps the only person I have ever met who could argue successfully with my uncle, in English or French, which was always high entertainment. Helene was truly one of a kind, a lady of grace and style. (And could she hear me say it now, she would fix me with that particular stare, and raise an eyebrow. "Bien sûr, Joooolia," she would say with a twinkle in her eye. "I am French.") We loved her very much. She will be missed, and always remembered with warmth and great fondness. 

Julia & Warren Joyce

One of my fond memories  is my father serenading Madame Peek. He sang  "The Flower Song"  from Carmen.  They both were hams.  Many times, over the years, she and I recalled that day.  Toward the end, I'd play an excerpt from "Carmen" for her. She would quietly sing along, with a pretty smile...

My sincere condolences are extended to the family, friends, and colleagues of Madame Peek, who has touched so many lives in her time with us. She was a mentor to many, especially in the food trade, and was a close friend to the late Harry Pope whose Cafeterias she helped manage for many years after an earlier career in fashion.  Her love of food and all things French sprinkled conversations that were always interesting, filled with humor, politics, stories of travel, war, and life in the military.  She was never considered shy in expressing her personal opinions.  And it may be noted, enjoyed getting in the last word.

I have many fond memories of conversation and laughter over shared cups of tea (and sometimes wine or champagne !), sampling many kinds of cookies and confections, even learning just a little bit of French along the way.  Dining together, either out or at home, was another pleasure shared with friends, that hold warm memories.  She was a singular woman, independent, unique and wonderful, whose like we will not see again.

Special thanks are owed to her dear friends Bernard Douteau and Patty Hunter, who did so very much to insure her last days were good ones, and to the lovely ladies who cared for her at home.  This Memorial Day, a holiday she loved, she now rests with her beloved husband George at Jefferson Barracks, probably enjoying the attention that this day brings to that hallowed spot.  And that is as it should be.


God bless you and your family at this time of sorrow.

 Ma chere amie. Que Dieu vous garde. I shall miss you.

Kriegshauser Mortuary-West Chapel

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24 décembre 1926 – 16 mai 2015

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