Celebrating the Life of Helen Denise McEachrane. 6th December - 12th June 2022. Helen McEachrane, Quintessential Caribbean Woman of Trinidadian parents, Claude and Anna, had her educational foundation at Bishop Anstey High School, Port of Spain, Trinidad, where she was the recipient of the Indian Shankar’s Weekly (SICC) award for the Children’s Competition for fine Art. Her winning submission was a representation of an Indian Woman in a Sari. Enrolled by her mother, Anna, at Green Way Convent, a boarding School in Tiverton, Devon, England, Helen spent her formative years there, honing her skills at French, becoming quite adept as a pianist quite apart from her general education. Secondary Education successfully completed, Helen embarked on her chosen career in Switzerland training as a simultaneous interpreter and translator that led to her employment at the Ghanaian Embassy in Paris during the time of President Kwame Nkrumah. In the late sixties, in London, her geopolitical interests led to a period of attachment to the Architectural Association School of Architecture in London, England, a prestigious Institution committed to advancing the design of contemporary cities and the environment, where, among other accomplishments she was instrumental in planning exhibitions in the furtherance of the AA’s Goals. Helen’s journey continued to Mexico City where she worked for the Third World Institute, founded by President Echeverria, that advanced a progressive agenda. Resident in New York in the eighties, Helen worked for the International Peace Academy. She immersed herself in New York and the Arts, working at the Howard Gilman Foundation which gave full reign to the Gilman Philosophy of the transformative power of the Arts – especially in relation to Dance and environmental preservation. Being in New York also stimulated her gastronomical Juices, she co-authored, with Christopher Idone, a wonderfully illustrated cook book, Cooking Caribe, inspired by her mother’s ‘sweet hand’. From the year 2000 onward, Helen made Miami her home and immersed herself in the diverse cultures of that international city even trying her hand at making jewelry. Helen was truly an international soul, whose home was the world. Fluent in numerous languages and cultures, she traversed the worlds of politics, art, literature and dance with flair and intelligence. She transitioned to her new life 12th June 2022. We Miss You.