Audrey Hunicke Kalish

life story

"Pumpkin Eyes" - 93 years of practicality, faith, family and FaceTime chats

Loving wife, mother, and devoted Catholic who loved to gab.

About Audrey

Audrey was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri to Mary and Alex Hunike. She had one sister, Rosemary who was 5 years younger. Audrey graduated Valedictorian from St. John the Baptist High School in 1940.

After high school she worked as a bookkeeper until she had her first child at 34. Always a dedicated worker, Audrey never missed a day of work.

She married Richard (Dick) Kalish in 1956. Audrey moved to New Orleans with her husband and children in 1968. In 1972, the family moved to Carrollton, TX where she stayed until 2003. In 2003 she moved to High Point, NC to be near her son and grandchildren.

A lover of music and dance, Audrey met Dick who attended a dance class she was teaching. Audrey had a great sense of humor and she made the perfect target for her ever-teasing husband, Dick, whom made her laugh and she adored.

As a young girl, she begged her parents for an accordion and became a talented accordion player and joined a polka band.

Audrey was an avid sports fan, especially engaging with her children's activities and always enjoyed the roll as lead statistician. With her background as a bookkeeper and being a numbers gal... to the penny - this role suited her well. Not only a sports spectator, Audrey was a skilled tennis player in her younger years who held her own and was known to beat her husband (also an athlete) at the game.

Always a frugal spender, she cut coupons and lived life modestly. Free was "great" to Audrey and talking was free. Oh how Audrey loved to talk and would bend a listening ear with pleasure.

Audrey loved her sweets - no particular favorite - so long as it was sweet! She loved the beach and made many road trips as a favorite vacation spot. Favorite past times included reading with mystery novels being her favorite and favorite TV shows included "Murder She Wrote" and "Marcus Welby". And yes, Audrey spent many an hour doing puzzles, especially in her later years.

She loved her kids and grandchildren more than anything.

She was always devout in her Catholic faith which guided her life and decisions, and, in fact, probably kept her alive a few years longer as her spirit wanted to be certain that purgatory would release her to the heavenly gates. She is missed dearly by her family and they are sure she made it to heaven!