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In Memory Of My Sister
"Helen"
Helen Alycia Morrison
February 14th,1966 - November 16th,1998
Helen produced news and entertainment segments
for local and national television.
She most recently wrote
TV commercials for Radius Communications.
She previously freelanced
for her husband, Joel's business
CSR Productions in Bala Cynwyd.
Some of Helen's segments appeared
on "Inside Edition" and "Hard Copy".
Helen was a communications and journalism graduate
of Cabrini College. She began her career
more than 10 years ago with Channel 10, Philadelphia
where she flew the helicopter during traffic reports.
She later worked in production at Channel 3
and for radio stations WWDB and WCAU.
She will be sadly missed by her mother Psychic Counselor, Valerie Morrison,
father Charles, brothers Chuck and Raymond,
sister Raye, Brother-In-Law Steve and her maternal grandparents,
Jacob and Mary Reihner.Also by Val,Sammy,Victor,& Jessica, Lisa and AnnMarie
and the many family & friends whose lives she touched!
We Love You & Miss You Helen. "6" years ago today you entered Heaven.
"Only Just Away"
Sometimes it's hard to understand,
Why someone you love has to die.
There's nothing anyone can say,
To give you a reason why.
We know we'll always love her,
Deep down inside our hearts.
Our memories forever charished,
Though now we are apart.
It's hard now for us to face,
The sorrow that we feel.
But we are not to question,
What is our Saviour's will.
In time we'll come to realize,
That with each passing day,
Our Helen's not gone forever,
But only "Just Away".
When the time has come for us to see,
Our Helen once again,
We'll know that all this sorrow,
Was simply just in vain.
We'll try not to feel so sad and lonely,
Or let the blue sky turn to grey,
For we know "Helen" hasn't really died,
She's only "JUST AWAY".
Original Poem By:
Raye A."Morrison" Brittain, May 17th,1981
Revised:November 24th,1998
"Thank You For Your Help"
For better than 10 years in Tredyffrin
on Route 202,just from the "King of Prussia" mall
there have been numerous deaths (including my sister "Helen")
and injuries. Families have been fighting the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
to put a barrier up! It seems that the department wants to extend
the highway to 6 lanes in the Spring of '99 but
currently have done nothing to try and help avoid
accidents in this area until then! Myself, my family,
Pennsylvania Coalition of Motorcyclists and many friends had written to Senators in Harrisburg who are on the transportation committee.
I am pleased to tell you
the barrier is up!
My family and myself would like to
especially thank the "Pennsylvania Coalition Of Motorcyclists"
and all of our many friends
for all they have done!
My sister Helen has not only given so much
of herself in life, she too
has helped others with her death!
"DEAR HEAVEN, DEAR HELEN"
My Precious Helen,You entered this world like a tiny china doll. With your slanted eyes and dark hair and ivory complexion. You had such a smile that simply melted our hearts! I remember thinking how blessed we were to have been given such a precious gift as you. As we watched you grow and say your first words, take your first steps, how proud of you we all were! Through the years you grew into a wonderful woman. So bright, talented, sensitive, and full of emotions and values. Values instilled by our parents and perhaps maybe some from me, your big sister! Everyone you touched in your life you made happy! Everyone loved you. You were a bounty of joy! And to me you were my sister, my friend, my confidant, and yes even the daughter I never had. Then as suddenly as you came into this world you left it! Not by our own doing, but by the fault of an elderly man who cut you off in heavy traffic. Being the kind and responsible person you always were you swerved to avoid hitting this man, entered a grassy medial where there was no concrete barrier, crossed over to the other side and hit a flat-bed truck. At that moment your young life had ended! November 16th, 1998 at 1:46pm, you were taken from our lives forever! Five years ago my baby, my sister, my friend! Five years age our Lord took you home! I remember that night as if it were yesterday! The phone rang at 7:10pm., I answered it. It was our brother Chuckie. In a shaky voice he told me to sit down. I told him I did but I didn't I stood there waiting for something, I knew something was dreadfully wrong. He told me you were gone. "Gone?" I said. "What do you mean, Gone? Chuckie then told me that you had been killed earlier that day in a tragic automobile accident. I called him a liar and told him to quit messing around. He said "Raye, it's true". I could hear the tears in his voice. I screamed,"God no this can't be true, tell me it's not true". Then suddenly I heard our mother's voice saying, "Honey, I'm sorry, it's true, our Hellie is gone!" Again I screamed, as I dropped the phone and fell to my knees and said," God, oh my God, why, why have you taken Helen away from us?" No, No, No, this can't be we were going to watch Ally McBeal tonight, like we did every Monday night! No, God please, No! Steve ran out of the bedroom where he was sleeping asking me what was wrong. As he wrapped his arms around me I told him, "Steve, Helen's gone, she's dead, she's dead, Oh my God!" I remember Steve yelling "Oh God no!" At that moment Helen I felt as though someone had reached into my chest and crushed my heart! I couldn't breathe, I couldn't stop crying and screaming. In my life I have never felt such pain, a pain that will remain with me for a lifetime. I wanted to die!
As I sit here typing this letter, the tears filling my eyes and running down my cheeks, I can't help but wonder if the day will come when I will once again hear your voice, see your smile and hold you in my arms. I am so thankful, Little Sister, that I have been blessed with the joy of being a part of your life for 32 years, and I am also thankful for all the wonderful memories we have shared. Memories that remain a part of me, memories that keep me going from day to day! Even though you are gone physically from my life, I know you are here with me, with all of us, in Spirit!
My darling little sister, Hellie, we are taught that someday we will all be together in our Lord's kingdom. I pray this is so. For everyday that passes I long for the day when once again we will be together. When once again I will hold you in my arms and tell you how very much I have missed you and how very much I love you. And you will take my hand and say to me, "Welcome to my Lord's house "Big Sister", I have missed you and I love you too, now let us walk together, I will show you all that true happiness is, all that our Lord has promised us. And we shall remain together for all eternity. No one will separate us ever again!"
It is so hard for me to conceive that it's been four years since you left us, but I know in my broken heart, that it's one more year closer to being with you!
Rest in peace, my "BABY". Watch over us and guide us until that day when we are together again.
I Love You, "Hellie"! Your Big Sister, Raye.
written November 16, 1999, updated
1-15-04
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Jennifer Lyn
Click on Jen's Picture and please take the time to visit this beautiful memorial site for her. Six years ago when Helen died I went to a site called "CatchAnAngel" which was created by Jennifer's mom, Judy. Judy has been a huge comfort to me over the years and a wonderful and blessed friend. I couldn't have and still can't make it without her support and love. Judy also created the frame around Helen's picture. I love you Judy and I'm so glad God blessed me with your friendship.
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With special thanks to my dear friends "Mystic&Dreamer"
Beth, who taught me & helped me create these pages
To Judy Crawford who showed me how to do more neat things and made the frame for Helen and the buttons,and who gave me 6 years of love and support
To my two best friends, BettyLou & AnnMarie without both of you I would never have made it.
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This page last updated 11-16-04
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