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Hello Folks I am Brian - Helenka's chosen baby brother and you may have seen me mentioned many times over the years through her blog entries.
Just wanted to write and let everyone who follows or reads her daily journal that unfortunately Helenka passed away suddenly yesterday morning (January 4th 2021).
As you can imagine I am in a state of shock as she was my best friend and big "sister" - family is family no matter if you are related or not.
She and I had known each other for more than 30 years and boy did we have many adventures. She was known to many as the Queen of Outer Space - such as on this blog, and I the Ambassador to Risa (Star Trek fans will get this reference).
We met at a local Star Trek fan club here in Toronto (Idic/uss Hudson Bay), ventured to Toronto Island for picnics and played naughty scrabble, She took me to my first Pride and we both were on MCC Toronto floats a few times - she just loved the church, she attended Toronto Trek conventions (a locally loved Star Trek convention of the time), had many many hosted dinners at each other places, She also attended Out and Out's annual Jamboree a couple of years, we cooked and baked together (she made me a Titantic supper once - a fond memory), had a love of high teas Shangri La was where she wanted to go this year - and I will of course be going there sometime in the future now.
She was also a prolific writer of sci-fi fan fic called slash and kept this daily blog of her activities.
We dreamed, made big plans, laughed and enjoyed visiting each other (for years weekly).
Before Christmas I got to see her through the screen door and dropped off some food she requested, and I made her some of my bread creations (bagels and a loaf of levain bread) along with cookies (I know she mentioned this in a previous blog entry).
Just last week we had a Zoom video call prior to New Year's and that was the last I will have seen her.
She was loved by me and I told her so many many times.
I know she will be missed by many people - though I will miss her the most.
Live Long and Prosper my Queen of Outer Space!
Brian
Just wanted to write and let everyone who follows or reads her daily journal that unfortunately Helenka passed away suddenly yesterday morning (January 4th 2021).
As you can imagine I am in a state of shock as she was my best friend and big "sister" - family is family no matter if you are related or not.
She and I had known each other for more than 30 years and boy did we have many adventures. She was known to many as the Queen of Outer Space - such as on this blog, and I the Ambassador to Risa (Star Trek fans will get this reference).
We met at a local Star Trek fan club here in Toronto (Idic/uss Hudson Bay), ventured to Toronto Island for picnics and played naughty scrabble, She took me to my first Pride and we both were on MCC Toronto floats a few times - she just loved the church, she attended Toronto Trek conventions (a locally loved Star Trek convention of the time), had many many hosted dinners at each other places, She also attended Out and Out's annual Jamboree a couple of years, we cooked and baked together (she made me a Titantic supper once - a fond memory), had a love of high teas Shangri La was where she wanted to go this year - and I will of course be going there sometime in the future now.
She was also a prolific writer of sci-fi fan fic called slash and kept this daily blog of her activities.
We dreamed, made big plans, laughed and enjoyed visiting each other (for years weekly).
Before Christmas I got to see her through the screen door and dropped off some food she requested, and I made her some of my bread creations (bagels and a loaf of levain bread) along with cookies (I know she mentioned this in a previous blog entry).
Just last week we had a Zoom video call prior to New Year's and that was the last I will have seen her.
She was loved by me and I told her so many many times.
I know she will be missed by many people - though I will miss her the most.
Live Long and Prosper my Queen of Outer Space!
Brian
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I am so very sorry for your loss. Helenka was one of the loveliest people I've ever met (and though we mostly knew each other online, we did, indeed, get to meet once, at a showing of one of the Star Trek reboot films in IMAX in Toronto, back in the day). Despite everything she had to deal with she seemed to be made of joy and love and kindness -- one of the shining examples of what it means to be a good person. We need more people like her in the world, and even with all her health struggles I honestly thought she'd go on forever, what with all that bright light powering her. It's been ages since I logged in to DW, but Helenka was the first person I wanted to drop in on because I adored her, and it's heartbreaking to find that she's gone from this world -- though without a doubt, in the next one, she's laughing and singing and looking even more fabulous.
My love to you and to all who are missing her. Helenka was magic, and I'll remember her beautiful spirit always.