Lew and I are so very sorry for your loss ...we will always remember Helen fondly

Aunt Helen I have always remembered you as my funny Aunt, you always made us laugh and always told it like it was!! You will be missed by a lot, Can not say goodbye but will say see you later, Love you.

Dear Helen, I feel your absence already. I know I will always remember you. Now you are not tired or sick. I will see you again and we will talk about Tibbies and Pee Wee Herman. ;) I will smile and think of you at the mention of either.

Helen - you were such a tremendous presence in my life - not just through dogs. We have traveled many paths together but always converged back to the center of our committed friendship and love for our dogs. Your unconditional love for your children and family and especially your fur babies now that the others are on their own was not matched by many. Your pride for your children's lives choices, their children and kindness shown to others is a tribute to your example well set and well supported with your life and treatment of others. I know you left us as you wished having done that last dog show - gotten those long sought after final awards and trusting that God if unable to bring to back to your full tornado strength would take you peacefully home in your sleep - no more falling, no more feeling like a burden (which you were never) your legs are strong and free to run with all your fur kids and family across the bridge and we know you watch o're your family with love and endearing pride from afar. Knowing all this doesn't still our broken hearts however and you should know this - we miss you - we were not ready to let you go - we are selfish in that regard but how does one prepare for the inevitable? We cannot - so God met and agreed with you on your plan - he held you close and strengthened you as you accomplished your dream and he held you close when it was time to go home. Now I pray he wraps his loving arms around your family, around Harold who so loving tried and worked so hard to assist you with your care in these final frustrating months - how without his devotion and willingness to step up and enter that show ring you would not have accomplished those final dream wins and accolades you so desired before it was too late. God Bless you Harold for we cannot fathom your pain but only offer our love and support to you now and for the days ahead. To Weyland and Dante - her valiant soldiers of love and white light..... she could always count on the two you to jump whenever she called or needed anything - never bashful to assist your mother or Granny - blessings for you two are great in our Father's eyes - great also we know is you sense of loss. Let the love and out pouring from Helen's many friends and your loved ones carry you forward onto your paths with pride and strength. Know there is a particularly powerful tornado of an Angel watching over each of you now. Rest in Peace - if you want to - :o) my dear friend. 

~ 

Stephanie Cottrell
OshoZen Show Dogs

Helen - you were such a tremendous presence in my life - not just through dogs.  We have traveled many paths together but always converged back to the center of our committed friendship and love for our dogs. Your unconditional love for your children and family and especially your fur babies now that the others are on their own was not matched by many.  Your pride for your children's lives choices, their children and kindness shown to others is a tribute to your example well set and well supported with your life and treatment of others. I know you left us as you wished having done that last dog show - gotten those long sought after final awards and trusting that God if unable to bring to back to your full tornado strength would take you peacefully home in your sleep - no more falling, no more feeling like a burden (which you were never) your legs are strong and free to run with all your fur kids and family across the bridge and we know you watch o're your family with love and endearing pride from afar.  Knowing all this doesn't still our broken hearts however and you should know this - we miss you - we were not ready to let you go - we are selfish in that regard but how does one prepare for the inevitable? We cannot - so God met and agreed with you on your plan - he held you close and strengthened you as you accomplished your dream and he held you close when it was time to go home.  Now I pray he wraps his loving arms around your family, around Harold who so loving tried and worked so hard to assist you with your care in these final frustrating months - how without his devotion and willingness to step up and enter that show ring you would not have accomplished those final dream wins and accolades you so desired before it was too late.  God Bless you Harold for we cannot fathom your pain but only offer our love and support to you now and for the days ahead. To Weyland and Dante - her valiant soldiers of love and white light..... she could always count on the two you to jump whenever she called or needed anything - never bashful to assist your mother or Granny - blessings for you two are great in our Father's eyes - great also we know is you sense of loss.  Let the love and out pouring from Helen's many friends and your loved ones carry you forward onto your paths with pride and strength.  Know there is a particularly powerful tornado of an Angel watching over each of you now. Rest in Peace - if you want to - :o) my dear friend.

We will always love and miss you and will appreciate all that you did for the dog show world.

OBITUARY

Helen Richards

September 20, 1948 – August 1, 2014

Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home

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