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Helen Osborne
In Memory of
Helen Anne
Osborne
1936 - 2016
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My mother

Anne was truly a wonderful, giving, loving person.  She was my birthmother.

She gave up her only biological child in 1955, hoping that little boy would have a life she was unable to give at that time.  I was adopted immediately and she never saw me again or knew where I was placed, as was the tradition then.  I always wondered about her and what she was like.  I found her in 1994 and finally I learned she was an only child, and had never had any other children.  So she was a new mother and, by that time a grandmother, too.  

We were able to visit each other often for the next several years and learned much about each other, our family's histories and built a strong relationship.  I learned the answers to all the questions I'd had all the years growing up and she learned answers to questions she had about my childhood and upbringing.

One of my fondest memories was when my two moms met each other for the first time, on Thanksgiving Day 1994.  Anne and my mom held each other for quite some time, speaking to each other in quiet, private words, both shedding many tears but never looking away from the other.  Their hearts overflowed as they had a common connection.  

Anne influenced many, many people over the years.  She was a tremendous artist and a wonderful Christian woman.  A teacher, not only by example, but for years working with special needs bible class students in her church.  She loved music of many kinds, particularly popular music of the late 40s thru the 50s.  In later years, she received fulfillment through work and she worked tirelessly restoring old photographs that had been damaged or simply faded over many years.

I am proud that she was my friend, my example and my mother. 

Posted by Robert McKee
Saturday April 2, 2016 at 11:06 am
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