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Helen Marie Beltran
Helen Marie Beltran, the author, is no approaching her eighty-fourth birthday, Born with a crippled spine and later loosing much of her hearing, she had to survive difficulties the...view moreHelen Marie Beltran, the author, is no approaching her eighty-fourth birthday, Born with a crippled spine and later loosing much of her hearing, she had to survive difficulties these disabilities placed on her. She was born during the time of Depression, as her family struggled to provide the bare necessities of life. Both parents had a strong Faith in Divine Providence.
Education was important to this family. The Catholic Faith was their treasure which they passed on to their children. Four members of this family chose to join Ministries in the Church, Sister Mary Sponsa, the eldest, became a Bernardine Sister, serving the poor crippled children for over thirty years in Liberia, W. Africa. Reverend Joseph, deceased, served the Church. for over forty years in the Diocese of Atlanta, Georgia. Eusebius, the sixth child, also made the decision to enter the Priesthood, He is now a Retired Archbishop. The author joined a
Religious Community and served the Church through teaching in the elementary schools.
There were also four other siblings who married. Mrs. Angie Cebulski raised eight children and has helped Sister Sponsa in the Liberian Missions. Mrs. Dolores Carrier raised five children and is active in her Church. Mary Ann Florence. deceased, was the mother of two girls. She died of colon cancer at the age of forty-two. The youngest brother, Frank, is married and now has his own Lawfirrn in Atlanta.view less