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Portrait of Helen Godin
In loving memory of

Helen Godin

September 5, 1937 – June 22, 2022
Lived 84 years
Lincoln, Rhode Island
Life story

Born in Lincoln, she was the daughter of the late Levi and Yvette (LaPlante) Plante. Yvette resided in Cumberland for more than 40 years.

She enjoyed arts & crafts including ceramics and also card games and playing Yahtzee, but most of all she enjoyed spending time with her family, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Helen enjoyed trips and adventures including camping, para-sailing and swimming with the dolphins. Helen had a love for all animals, especially dogs.

She was employed at the former Health Tex, Wrentham State School and CVS Warehouse.

She is survived by her children Suzanne Cassidy (Bruce) of Greer, S.C., Gerald Godin (Shirley) of Margate, Fla., Denise McShane (James) of North Providence, Lucille L'Heureux (Michael) of Marlow, N.H., Diane Leblanc (Andre) of Cumberland, and Lee Hinton (Robert) of Cumberland; her brother Raymond Plante of North Providence; her ten grandchildren: Kerri, Tina, Bethani, Isaac, Michael, Rebecca, Michelle, Aimee, Alyssa, Kayla; eight great-grandchildren, along many beloved cousins and several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Roland "Lefty" Plante.

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The world Helen knew

Family milestones in gold, history for context

1937
Born September 5
1939
Helen was 2 when "The Wizard of Oz" opened in theaters
1944
Helen was 7 when Allied troops landed at Normandy on D-Day
1959
Helen was 22 when Barbie made her debut
1962
Helen was 25 when John Glenn became the first American to orbit the Earth
1976
Helen was 39 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1989
Helen was 52 when "The Simpsons" debuted as a series
1994
Helen was 57 when "Friends" premiered
2004
Helen was 67 when Facebook was launched
2017
Helen was 80 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2020
Helen was 83 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time
2022
Passed away June 22, age 84
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