HELEN GAIL DREW Age 87, of Jensen Beach, Florida (formerly a longtime resident of the Metro Detroit area) died on April 28, 2021, at Vitas Hospice, Delray Beach, Florida, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's and pulmonary disease. Gail was born in Detroit, Michigan, daughter of the late Theodore and Helen Hochstein. She graduated from St. Alphonsus High School in Dearborn, MI and had a career as a medical transcriptionist in Michigan and later in Florida. Gail had a love for the piano and played her entire life - including entertaining her friends and the team at Heartland Health Care Center. She loved to sew and taught all three daughters this life skill.

In 1991, Gail sewed outfits for herself and her granddaughter Allisun, and they both modeled the outfits in the Martin County Fair where Gail was awarded a first place ribbon. Gail and Allisun then had the honor of modeling the outfits in the 1992 Florida State Fair.  Gail embraced her role as Grandma and Great Grandma, thoroughly enjoying any time she spent playing with all her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.  She was active in her church and loved to take walks.

Gail is survived by her four children, Michele Gronda and husband, John, of Chapin, SC, Kim Drew Hymel and husband, Daniel, of Powhatan, VA, Michael Drew of Commerce, MI, Lynn Drew of Delray Beach, FL; six grandchildren, Allisun (Ty) Wiseman, Johnny and Emma Gronda, Trevor Drew, Jacob and Jacqueline Hymel; two great-grandchildren Hannah Lynn and Tyler Robert Wiseman; her siblings, Audrey (the late Richard) Mooradian, Beverlee (the late Ralph) Gumtow, Patricia (the late Charles) Willis, Theodore (Jane) Hochstein, Susan (Frank) Kulha; and many nieces and nephews.

The Drew Family thanks the Vitas Hospice caregivers and the entire team at the Heartland Health Care Center, Boynton Beach for the kindness and loving care they gave our mother for over four years.  We will be forever grateful to the team at the Memory & Wellness Center, Florida Atlantic University, for their tremendous guidance and support provided to our family for over 5 years.

A memorial service will be held at a later date in her home state of Michigan.

Remembrances may be sent to FAU Foundation, (Memo: Memory and Wellness Center - in remembrance of Helen Gail Drew), Memory and Wellness Center, 777 Glades Road, Bldg. AZ-79, Boca Raton , FL 33431 or online at https://fauf.fau.edu/memory-and-wellness-center