Helen Forsythe was a small town Southern girl with comely looks and that beguiling and charming Tennessee accent. She married after finishing high school and set off for greener pastures eventually landing in southern California like so many others living through the Great Depression. After WWII she waitressed in various cafes and eventually met and was befriended by the famous 1920's-30's aviatrix Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes, owner of the grill and drinking establishment catering to the test pilots on nearby Edwards Air Force base, made famous in the film "The Right Stuff" and other documentaries of that era. Pancho would stop at Helen's house for a beer and a smoke and to fret about her troubles with the Air Force brass that wanted her club closed down. The business eventually burned under mysterious circumstances and Pancho and her staff were left without work and incomes, and without means to re-build. Helen persevered through the hard times and three husbands and reared three beautiful and successful children in the Lancaster community. Their lives and families are a testament to the hard work and fun loving ethic that Helen Forsythe brought to her world and the people she touched.
Helen Forsythe was a small town Southern girl with comely looks and that beguiling and charming Tennessee accent. She married after finishing high school and set off for greener pastures eventually landing in southern California like so many others living through the Great Depression. After WWII she waitressed in various cafes and eventually met and was befriended by the famous 1920's-30's aviatrix Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes, owner of the grill and drinking establishment catering to the test pilots on nearby Edwards Air Force base, made famous in the film "The Right Stuff" and other documentaries of that era. Pancho would stop at Helen's house for a beer and a smoke and to fret about her troubles with the Air Force brass that wanted her club closed down. The business eventually burned under mysterious circumstances and Pancho and her staff were left without work and incomes, and without means to re-build. Helen persevered through the hard times and three husbands and reared three beautiful and successful children in the Lancaster community. Their lives and families are a testament to the hard work and fun loving ethic that Helen Forsythe brought to her world and the people she touched.
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