Helen P. Lawson

February 25, 1956 - April 10, 2020

A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held on a future date.

Interment was private.

Helen P. Lawson, nee Pineiro, age 64, of Chicago, died April 10, 2020 at her residence. Helen was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Isidro Pineiro and Anna Celia Lugo on February 25th, 1956.

She is the beloved wife of the late Timothy E. Lawson; loving cat-mom of Smudgy and Early, who were her strength.

She is preceded in death by her parents; brother, Isidro Lugo Pineiro (2018). Helen was a loving sister-in- law of William (Nora), Catherine (Gary), John, Pati (Randy) , Barbara, and Michael (Melinda); cherished aunt of Consuela, Michelle, Elena, Steven, Alison, Kiki, Brittany, Patrick, Keegan, and Jacob.

Helen graduated from Nicholas Senn High School in 1974. She went on to earn a degree as a Dental Hygienist from Southern Illinois University. She worked as Dental Hygienist for over 35 years.
Helen enjoyed spending time with family and friends, both here, and their many friends at Sandals in Jamaica. Helen and Tim were also wine aficionados and loved to spend time in Napa and Sonoma.
Helen loved volleyball, water aerobics and most of all, Tim.

Due to Covid 19 restrictions, the family has chosen to have a private burial. There will be a celebration of Helen’s life at a later time. Please check this obituary page periodically, as well as legacy.com.

Memorial donations may be made to:
The Salgi Esophageal Cancer Research Foundation. https://salgi.org/donate/ or
Tree House Humane Society. https://www.treehouseanimals.org/ways-to-give/donate-now/

We acknowledge three people who went above and beyond… Kathy, George, and Dawn. We will never forget your heart to serve… better friends do not exist.

Helen P. Lawson, nee Pineiro, age 64, of Chicago, died April 10, 2020 at her residence. Helen was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Isidro Pineiro and Anna Celia Lugo on February 25th, 1956. She is the beloved wife of the late Timothy E. Lawson; loving cat-mom of Smudgy and Early, who were herContinue Reading

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Dear Helen, you and Tim will forever be in my heart. I can see clearly back to those days when we had our adventures, and so much fun. Those times will never be forgotten. I am so grateful that I was able to play Trivial Pursuit via text with you just days before you left us. We had so much fun back in the day with our game nights and in retrospect, it felt like a fitting good-bye. Love you both.

Not a condolence, really more of a footnote. Helen and Tim dated in high school and we’re together since then. They were the proverbial high school sweethearts. Love you Helen. Love you Tim.

Please accept our heartfelt condolences, words cannot begin to express the sadness we are all feeling right now, Helen was part of our Sandals Montego Bay family. losing both her and Tim in a short period of time has left us all sad at their passing. Rest in peace, our friend.

It is with my Deepest Heartfelt Pain for the Loss of Helen, that I offer on Behalf of her entire Sandals Family, our sincere Condolences to her entire Family, Friends and Loved Ones. Helen Was a True Sandals Ambassador, Passionately and Dearly Loved by her Jamaican family. We know she is free from all Pain and Discomfort, and will Forever be in our hearts! She is Greatly Missed! May her soul Rest In Peace. We Love you Helen! Dawn Smith, and Your Sandals Flagship Family

The group Disturbed has a great song about Hold onto the memories. The lyrics say The time will come when all of us say goodbye, feeling that aching in your heart, leaving you broken up inside, but we are never really gone, as long as we hold onto the memories. The memories of our times together are long and rich, camping, back yard bbq’s, Saturday night Pictionary or trivia pursuit, weddings, 4th of July, dinners at Greek Travernia, baby showers. So many memories, so you aren’t really gone as long as we can hold on to the memories, hold onto every moment to keep them. Beautiful memories of Timmy, Helen and Van. Thank you for being part of our lives. Secondly, thank you George and Kathy for being her support during her loss of Tim, cancer treatments and finally holding Helens hand as she left this world. Beautiful souls and friends to the end.

Peace of mind is a call away. We’re here when you need us most.

Helen, I'm so sorry about your passing and at such a horrible time in our world's history. I can't imagine your pain both physically and emotionally. The only thing that eased our pain and lifted our spirits was to witness the beautiful friendship shown to you by Kathy and George. Friends like that are few and far between. You will be greatly missed and thought of frequently. Give Timmy a hug for me. I love you both. Angels sleep on your pillow, Barbi

In memory of Helen P. Lawson, Barbi lit a candle

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