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Helen Gandy

Self-nomination. This article is about Helen W. Gandy, who was J. Edgar Hoover's secretary at the FBI for 54 years. The article, which is longer than Hoover's, includes information on her background and career and a detailed account of her role in the destruction of Hoover's famed files. There is also a bibliography. The article, which was proposed for deletion in February, was earlier this month on WP:PR here. PedanticallySpeaking 16:05, Apr 11, 2005 (UTC)

• Comment. Good research work, however the sectionning strikes me as being a bit odd. The lead and 'Background' are too short compared to the other sections. Maybe using subheadings would be a good idea. Also, why not add a picture? Phils 16:51, 11 Apr 2005 (UTC)

Afraid I don't have a picture to add. I'll look at sectioning, however. PedanticallySpeaking 17:06, Apr 11, 2005 (UTC)

• Comment, the article has improved heaps, however it says nothing about her life after she left the FBI and how she died, I assume you have the obituaries since you listed them in the reference section, what happened?, its like an unfinished story as is--nixie 05:12, 14 Apr 2005 (UTC)

The obits I cited were very brief. The Orlando Sentinel was a one sentence death notice. The Washington Post and New York Times obits were probably under 100 words and have nothing more than what is in the article. Cause of death was a heart attack, as it says in this article. PedanticallySpeaking 14:45, Apr 14, 2005 (UTC)