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Helen Doreen Gregory (Dyment), unforgettable mom, grandma and sister passed away on Monday, November 25 at the age of 87 after fighting a years-long battle against illness and infirmity that would have taken down a person half her age long ago. Helen spent most of her working life as a grocery store cashier, a job she loved until her feet betrayed her. There was also time spent in her early years supervising the assembly of aircraft fuels cells and breaking Tupperware sales records. Helen received more than her fair share of smarts and determination, which served her well no matter where life took her. Helen had a lifelong appreciation for handsome men, contributed regularly to shopping channel sales revenues and possessed a suspiciously sorceress-like ability to grow vegetables bigger, tastier and more plentiful then anyone else's. Her pies were legendary, her cabbage rolls renowned. Helen was an enthusiastic patron of the slots and left this world with a win-record that confounded us all. Helen grew up with two beautiful, feisty sisters, Evelyn and Joan, who remained at her side until the end. Her brother Gerald kept her laughing along the way, and memories of her brother Donny made the next, inevitable step a little less frightening. Helen raised four children, Paula, Steve, Teresa and Renee, before the days of microwaves, processed foods and disposable anything, which resulted in an approximate thirty-year period during which, witnesses will attest, no one ever saw her sit down. Helen loved being a mom more than anything which made losing her first- and second-born children, Paula and Steve, all the more painful. Her surviving children, Teresa and Renee, appreciate how fortunate they were to have had her love and support for over fifty years. Helen's love for her children was eclipsed only by her love for her grandchildren. Bailey, Sydney, Jean-Paul and Matthew were the joy of her life. She passed on her inner and outer beauty to them all. Helen's nurturing spirit, compassion, generosity and outspoken nature will be missed forever by those left behind. We are comforted by the thought that she has been reunited with those who passed before her. We have no doubt she is already busy cleaning and organizing the heavens. We love you Mom. A Celebration of Helen’s life will be held on Friday November 29, 2019 from 3 pm – 6 pm, with spoken words at 4 pm, followed by refreshments at Circle of Life Cremation and Burial Centre, 100 King St. E., Dundas, ON (additional parking at the Air Force Club). If desired, donations may be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.

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Helen Doreen Gregory

June 14, 1932 - November 25, 2019