Helen is survived her parents, Dolly and Fred Pelny; husband, Stephen Rosemurgy; their children, Michael and Lindsey Moore and Colin and Ian Rosemurgy. Her sister Jacqueline and husband Matthew Mitchell, her nephew John Mitchell and his wife Lindsey and their two children Kate and Jackson. Family was everything to Helen.
Helen Ann was born on May 13, 1968 in Port Jefferson, NY. She graduated from Cardinal Gibbons High School in 1985 located in Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. She went on to attended Appalachian State University.
Helen was a warrior in advocating for the rights of people with Autism and the developmentally disabled. As one of the founding members of Autism Speaks Chapter in Tampa, she took her tenacity and passion to Washington D.C. to lobby congress on their behalf. Helen went on to develop a blog under the name “Autism Hippie”, which became hugely popular, with over 60,000 followers. Her blog concentrated on the day-to-day challenges families experience, sometimes funny, sometimes serious, but always informative and helpful. Helen’s passion to help others will live on forever though 1,000’s of families she helped.
Helen and her husband Stephen enjoyed traveling, collecting art from the many locations they visited was also a passion. During the heat of the Tampa summer, Helen enjoyed the time she spent in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where Stephen’s family is from.
A Celebration of Life is scheduled for April 14th, 2021 from 1:00 to 4:00pm at Blount & Curry MacDill, 605 S. MacDill Ave. Tampa, Fl. 33609. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Helen's life. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Autism Society of Greater Orlando through their attached link http://asgo.org/donate/
and Autism Speaks of Tampa Bay through their attached link https://act.autismspeaks.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app30123b?idb=933988977&df_id=5023&FR_ID=6072&mfc_pref=T&PROXY_ID=6072&PROXY_TYPE=21&5023.donation=form1&NONCE_TOKEN=8ACD8826A9C37099FCA74E6B7C2D6E4E
Funds can also be sent to our donation processing location at:
Autism Speaks Business Office
1060 State Road – 2nd Floor
Princeton, NJ 08540
Simply indicate which city you would like to funds credited in the memo: Tampa Bay or Orlando
At the family's request, please do not wear the color black to the celebration of life.
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