It is with great sadness that I announce the death of one of the great
ladies of malacology, Helen DuShane.  Helen died in her sleep last
Saturday, May,18, 2002, at home with her daughter Renee.
        For me and my wife, Hiromi, it was always a great pleasure to spend
time with Helen, not only because she was extremely brilliant, but also a
generous person with her time and talents.  For the past few years Helen
had become a bit recluse but she always greeted us with a big smile and
"it's been too long that we haven't seen you guys."  Helen was the
caretaker of her daughter Renee, up to the last few years, but Renee has
taken over the responsibility of her mom up to the end.
        Three years ago, the Lost Coast Shell Club "adopted" Helen as our
first Honorary Member, an honor she had received often from many of the
shell clubs and organizations from across the country.  She was best known
for her exacting works on worldwide Epitonids and Panamic species that she
or her "fellow" malacologists had collected.
        If you'd like to send a note to her daughter, Renee, her address is:

Renee DuShane
9460 S. Friendly Woods Lane
Whittier, California
90605-1657
        I'm sure that she would appreciate hearing from the people that
knew and loved her mom.

Dan & Hiromi Yoshimoto

Dan & Hiromi Yoshimoto
1164 Vista Dr.
Eureka, California
95503-6018
U.S.A.
e-mail: [log in to unmask]

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