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This site is dedicated to HSMcK, who searched out our Irish roots.
"I find these people fascinating and admire them greatly for their courage and perseverance to
overcome great physical and financial difficulties. I can't imagine any of us, their descendants,
having to strive against such odds, and feel grateful that I have been blessed with such an easy
life and been spared so many of the tragedies they had to face. I feel that they should be a real
inspiration to their descendants." (Dec 13, 1980 letter from HSMcK to her second cousin Clare
Sullivan)
"When through one woman a little more love and goodness, a little more light and truth come into the world, then that woman's life has had meaning." (Author Unknown)
In Loving Memory of Helen Sullivan McKinley, Educator
Born August 1, 1920 - At Rest May 30, 1996
Old Irish Blessing
May the road rise to meet you,
May the wind be always at your back,
The sunshine warm upon your face,
The rains fall soft upon your fields,
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the palm of his Hand,
May the Lord bless you and keep you,
May the Lord cause his face to shine upon
you and give you peace.
This one's for you, Mom! Happy Birthday and Rest in Peace. MMH 8/1/97
Pioneer Press, Winnetka Talk, Thursday, June 20, 1996: Helen Sullivan McKinley, 75, died May 30, at Hackley Hospital in
Muskegon, Michigan, near White Lake, where she had spent her summers for the last 40 years with her children and
grandchildren. Mrs. McKinley was born in Chicago on Aug. 1, 1920. She was raised in Chicago, and spent her adult life in
Winnetka and Northbrook. She retired to spend winters in Hilton Head, SC and Atlanta, GA.
She received her bachelor's degree from Northwestern University in 1941, where she became a member of Kappa Kappa
Gamma sorority. She received an M.A. from Northwestern's School of
Communication (specializing in learning disabilities) in 1971. She taught and tutored children
with learning disabilities and she began the special education department at Woodlands Academy, Lake Forest, in the
1970s.
She was a member of the Junior League of Evanston, the American Association of University of Women, the Women's
Athletic Club of Chicago and the Chicago Curling Club. She was also very active in the Girl Scouts of America.
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