Helena F. WILSON

IN MEMORIAM HELENA F. REUSING nee WILSON Feb 27, 1897 - Jan 14, 1986 In loving memory of our dear Mother on this the twentieth anniversary of your passing from us. Love and affection from your four children: Lawrence, Helene, Wilson, and Diane. To Nana Helena with much love from your fourteen grandchildren: Christopher, Lawrence, Gerard, Julian, Penny, Yasmine, Philip, Jeffrey, Gordon, Victoria, Mariko, Alisa, Eileen, Kenji and your sixteen great-grandchildren whom you didn't know. Helena was a bilingual activist in public and social affairs. She with many dedicated Quebecoise led by Mme Therese Casgrain fought for women's voting and property constitutional rights. They petitioned M. Duplessis and Bill 18 was approved in April 1940 granting these civil rights. Helena was energetic as a sergeant in the Canadian Red Cross Corps during WWII; she was president of the Montreal Council of Women from 1954 to 1957 and was vigorous in efforts to rehabilitate inmates of the Montreal Women's prison. She was a founding member and president of the Children's Mountain Cottage and Children's Village in the 1960's and 1970's. Peace be with you. Be with God. Published in the Montreal Gazette on 1/14/2006