Helen Grace Pinder, 50, of Eastern Road, Nassau, Bahamas, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 30, 2018. Helen was the much-loved wife of Dennis Pinder, devoted mother to Benjamin, Matthew, and Thomas, and beloved mother-in-law to Shannon.
Helen was born to Lyman and Grace Pinder on July 13, 1968, at Princess Margaret Hospital, Nassau, Bahamas. She was the brown-haired beauty in the family of blondes.
She received her education at St. Andrew’s School. Helen loved and excelled in most sports – especially field hockey, track, and net ball. She received the St. Andrew’s school colors. She was deputy head girl and Carib house captain. She continued to play field hockey for a few years after high school. Helen continued her love of sports until she became unwell, playing tennis with a group of friends at the Gym Tennis Club.
Upon graduating high school in 1983, Helen went to work at Pinder’s Customs Brokerage Ltd., the business her father built. She worked hard at her job as a Customs Broker. She later took on the roll as Pay Master where she became the beloved mother of the company.
Helen and Dennis grew up spending most summers and Christmases in Spanish Wells together. In the summer of 1986 they started dating. In 1989, Dennis graduated from college on May 6, and they got married two weeks later on May 20.
Their life together was blessed by the addition of three boys – Benjamin, Matthew, and Thomas. She loved being involved in sports with the boys. It was always Helen’s passion to spend time on the water and in the boat with her family and friends. Planning the next vacation was always a thrill for Helen
and she was happy to include extended family and friends on many of those trips.
After her journey with breast cancer began in 2013, Helen was a constant supporter and advocate of breast cancer survivors. She avidly supported the Cancer Society of the Bahamas, attending support groups, giving donations, and encouraging the entire staff of Pinder’s to attend their annual walk.
Helen loved sunrises, sunsets, orchids, and beautiful landscapes. She took some amazing photos – it truly was her art. She loved her family and had to capture moments together in photographs – something we may’ve complained about, but she paid us no mind. We are so thankful for our times with her and now the memories she has left us.
Helen is survived by her loving husband Dennis Pinder; sons Benjamin, Matthew, and Thomas Pinder; daughter-in-law Shannon Pinder; parents Lyman Pinder and Grace Pinder; father- and mother-in-law Roddie and Valeria Pinder; sisters Ruth Bennett and Marie Ratcliffe; brothers-in-law Mike Bennett, Richard Ratcliffe, Johnny Pinder, and Neil Clarke; sisters-in-law Lisa Clarke and Denise Pinder; nephews and nieces Rebekah and Wade Carreno, Michael, Jonathan, and Rachael Bennett, Jason and Derek Pinder, Rachel Clarke, Nicole and Sarah Ratcliffe; great nephew Jack Carreno; and numerous other relatives and friends, including the Pinder’s Customs Brokerage family, Christina Taylor, Natasha
and Andre Sands, Rhonda and Brent Burrows, Karen and Shane Pinder, Kalin Symonette, Dexter Armbrister, Helen Cartwright, and Janet Bridgewater.
