Constance Hopkins HELLYER: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Seattle Times, The (WA) - Monday, July 30, 2012
Deceased Name: Constance Hopkins HELLYER
Constance Hopkins HELLYER
Connie Hellyer, 97, died Friday, July 27, in Tacoma.
Connie and her late husband, Dr. David T. Hellyer, donated the land and helped develop Northwest Trek Wildlife Park. Located in Eatonville, the Tacoma-owned zoo is a unique public resource for families, school groups, and naturalists, and draws visitors from throughout the world.
Connie served as a docent at both Trek and Fort Defiance Park. In the 1970s, she wrote a series of essays about Trek's wildlife for Seattle's Pacific Search magazine.
Connie also fostered local cultural life as a member of the first board of the Tacoma Philharmonic, president of the Women's Philharmonic League, leader in Allied Arts of Tacoma, and president of the Aloha Club.
Born in Evanston, Illinois on Nov. 8, 1914, Connie was the third of four children of Marion Stinchfield Hopkins and Lambert Arundel Hopkins. She married David Tirrell Hellyer on June 20, 1936, in the Yale University Chapel.
The newlyweds headed for the Northwest, where they raised their family and contributed in myriad ways to the health, welfare, and cultural life of their adopted home.
The Hellyers received the Community Service Award from the Rotary Club of Tacoma in 1996, the Margaret Douglas Award for Achievement in Conservation Education from the Garden Club of America in 1999, and the American Red Cross Wilderness Rescue Award for Tacoma in 2000. Both Connie and David were also widely honored for their gift and efforts on behalf of Northwest Trek.
They were married for nearly 69 years before Dr. Hellyer's death in January 2006.
Connie is survived by their daughters Constance Anne Hellyer of Seattle, Dorothy Oliver of Puyallup, and Tirrell Kimball of New Gloucester, Maine; seven grandchildren including Anne Corning and Stephanie Cunningham of Seattle; plus eight great grandchildren including William and Caroline Cunningham also of Seattle.
A celebration of Connie's life will be held at a date to be announced.
Memorial donations may be made to the Northwest Trek Foundation or a charity of your choice.
Mountain View - Tacoma
Seattle Times, The (WA) - Monday, July 30, 2012
Deceased Name: Constance Hopkins HELLYER
Constance Hopkins HELLYER
Connie Hellyer, 97, died Friday, July 27, in Tacoma.
Connie and her late husband, Dr. David T. Hellyer, donated the land and helped develop Northwest Trek Wildlife Park. Located in Eatonville, the Tacoma-owned zoo is a unique public resource for families, school groups, and naturalists, and draws visitors from throughout the world.
Connie served as a docent at both Trek and Fort Defiance Park. In the 1970s, she wrote a series of essays about Trek's wildlife for Seattle's Pacific Search magazine.
Connie also fostered local cultural life as a member of the first board of the Tacoma Philharmonic, president of the Women's Philharmonic League, leader in Allied Arts of Tacoma, and president of the Aloha Club.
Born in Evanston, Illinois on Nov. 8, 1914, Connie was the third of four children of Marion Stinchfield Hopkins and Lambert Arundel Hopkins. She married David Tirrell Hellyer on June 20, 1936, in the Yale University Chapel.
The newlyweds headed for the Northwest, where they raised their family and contributed in myriad ways to the health, welfare, and cultural life of their adopted home.
The Hellyers received the Community Service Award from the Rotary Club of Tacoma in 1996, the Margaret Douglas Award for Achievement in Conservation Education from the Garden Club of America in 1999, and the American Red Cross Wilderness Rescue Award for Tacoma in 2000. Both Connie and David were also widely honored for their gift and efforts on behalf of Northwest Trek.
They were married for nearly 69 years before Dr. Hellyer's death in January 2006.
Connie is survived by their daughters Constance Anne Hellyer of Seattle, Dorothy Oliver of Puyallup, and Tirrell Kimball of New Gloucester, Maine; seven grandchildren including Anne Corning and Stephanie Cunningham of Seattle; plus eight great grandchildren including William and Caroline Cunningham also of Seattle.
A celebration of Connie's life will be held at a date to be announced.
Memorial donations may be made to the Northwest Trek Foundation or a charity of your choice.
Mountain View - Tacoma
Constance Hopkins HELLYER: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Seattle Times, The (WA) - Monday, July 30, 2012
Deceased Name: Constance Hopkins HELLYER
Constance Hopkins HELLYER
Connie Hellyer, 97, died Friday, July 27, in Tacoma.
Connie and her late husband, Dr. David T. Hellyer, donated the land and helped develop Northwest Trek Wildlife Park. Located in Eatonville, the Tacoma-owned zoo is a unique public resource for families, school groups, and naturalists, and draws visitors from throughout the world.
Connie served as a docent at both Trek and Fort Defiance Park. In the 1970s, she wrote a series of essays about Trek's wildlife for Seattle's Pacific Search magazine.
Connie also fostered local cultural life as a member of the first board of the Tacoma Philharmonic, president of the Women's Philharmonic League, leader in Allied Arts of Tacoma, and president of the Aloha Club.
Born in Evanston, Illinois on Nov. 8, 1914, Connie was the third of four children of Marion Stinchfield Hopkins and Lambert Arundel Hopkins. She married David Tirrell Hellyer on June 20, 1936, in the Yale University Chapel.
The newlyweds headed for the Northwest, where they raised their family and contributed in myriad ways to the health, welfare, and cultural life of their adopted home.
The Hellyers received the Community Service Award from the Rotary Club of Tacoma in 1996, the Margaret Douglas Award for Achievement in Conservation Education from the Garden Club of America in 1999, and the American Red Cross Wilderness Rescue Award for Tacoma in 2000. Both Connie and David were also widely honored for their gift and efforts on behalf of Northwest Trek.
They were married for nearly 69 years before Dr. Hellyer's death in January 2006.
Connie is survived by their daughters Constance Anne Hellyer of Seattle, Dorothy Oliver of Puyallup, and Tirrell Kimball of New Gloucester, Maine; seven grandchildren including Anne Corning and Stephanie Cunningham of Seattle; plus eight great grandchildren including William and Caroline Cunningham also of Seattle.
A celebration of Connie's life will be held at a date to be announced.
Memorial donations may be made to the Northwest Trek Foundation or a charity of your choice.
Mountain View - Tacoma
Seattle Times, The (WA) - Monday, July 30, 2012
Deceased Name: Constance Hopkins HELLYER
Constance Hopkins HELLYER
Connie Hellyer, 97, died Friday, July 27, in Tacoma.
Connie and her late husband, Dr. David T. Hellyer, donated the land and helped develop Northwest Trek Wildlife Park. Located in Eatonville, the Tacoma-owned zoo is a unique public resource for families, school groups, and naturalists, and draws visitors from throughout the world.
Connie served as a docent at both Trek and Fort Defiance Park. In the 1970s, she wrote a series of essays about Trek's wildlife for Seattle's Pacific Search magazine.
Connie also fostered local cultural life as a member of the first board of the Tacoma Philharmonic, president of the Women's Philharmonic League, leader in Allied Arts of Tacoma, and president of the Aloha Club.
Born in Evanston, Illinois on Nov. 8, 1914, Connie was the third of four children of Marion Stinchfield Hopkins and Lambert Arundel Hopkins. She married David Tirrell Hellyer on June 20, 1936, in the Yale University Chapel.
The newlyweds headed for the Northwest, where they raised their family and contributed in myriad ways to the health, welfare, and cultural life of their adopted home.
The Hellyers received the Community Service Award from the Rotary Club of Tacoma in 1996, the Margaret Douglas Award for Achievement in Conservation Education from the Garden Club of America in 1999, and the American Red Cross Wilderness Rescue Award for Tacoma in 2000. Both Connie and David were also widely honored for their gift and efforts on behalf of Northwest Trek.
They were married for nearly 69 years before Dr. Hellyer's death in January 2006.
Connie is survived by their daughters Constance Anne Hellyer of Seattle, Dorothy Oliver of Puyallup, and Tirrell Kimball of New Gloucester, Maine; seven grandchildren including Anne Corning and Stephanie Cunningham of Seattle; plus eight great grandchildren including William and Caroline Cunningham also of Seattle.
A celebration of Connie's life will be held at a date to be announced.
Memorial donations may be made to the Northwest Trek Foundation or a charity of your choice.
Mountain View - Tacoma
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