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Mrs. Farabee served on the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission. She worked for improved child care, assistance to the elderly, and health care for the indigent. She also served during the White administration on the Governor's Commission for Women. In 1985, she was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame because of her exemplary work in volunteerism.<ref name=handbook/>​

Mrs. Farabee served on the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission. She worked for improved child care, assistance to the elderly, and health care for the indigent. She also served during the White administration on the Governor's Commission for Women. In 1985, she was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame because of her exemplary work in volunteerism.<ref name=handbook/>​

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In 1988, shortly before her health deteriorated, Mrs. Farabee entered a pending [[special election]] to succeed her husband in Senate District 30 (Wichita Falls and a large geographic swath of West Texas). However, a committee of Democratic county leaders in the district did not endorse her candidacy. She hence withdrew from the race. Had she been chosen by the party leadership and elected by voters, she would not have lived to take the seat. Her husband's successor was instead fellow Democrat Steve Carriker, a member of the Texas House from tiny Roby in Fisher County.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3ykEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA94 |title=Country Boys: When rural Democrats got together to fill a vacancy on the ballot, they weren't about to choose a city girl|publisher=Google Books|accessdate=December 5, 2009}}</ref>​

In 1988, shortly before her health deteriorated, Mrs. Farabee entered a pending [[special election]] to succeed her husband in Senate District 30 (Wichita Falls and a large geographic swath of West Texas). However, a committee of Democratic county leaders in the district did not endorse her candidacy. She hence withdrew from the race. Had she been chosen by the party leadership and elected by voters, she would not have lived to take the seat. Her husband's successor was instead fellow Democrat Steve Carriker, a member of the Texas House from tiny Roby in Fisher County.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3ykEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA94 |title=Country Boys: When rural Democrats got together to fill a vacancy on the ballot, they weren't about to choose a city girl|publisher=''Texas Monthly'' on Google Books|accessdate=August 21, 2019}}</ref>​

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Like her husband, Farabee was an active donor to the Democratic Party, including a $500 contribution to the [[Democratic National Convention]] in 1984, when Texas swung strongly to the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Ronald W. Reagan|Reagan]]-[[George Herbert Walker Bush|Bush]] ticket.<ref>{{cite web|url=

Like her husband, Farabee was an active donor to the Democratic Party, including a $500 contribution to the [[Democratic National Convention]] in 1984, when Texas swung strongly to the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Ronald W. Reagan|Reagan]]-[[George Herbert Walker Bush|Bush]] ticket.<ref>{{cite web|url=

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Prior to her death, Farabee worked for the Benedictine Health Resource Center in Austin. In June 1988 she was hospitalized in Austin because of phlebitis and was found to have [[lung cancer]]. She died in late July. Services were held at the First [[Presbyterian]] Church  of Wichita Falls. A memorial service was also conducted at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Austin.<ref name=handbook/>​

Prior to her death, Farabee worked for the Benedictine Health Resource Center in Austin. In June 1988 she was hospitalized in Austin because of phlebitis and was found to have [[lung cancer]]. She died in late July. Services were held at the First [[Presbyterian]] Church  of Wichita Falls. A memorial service was also conducted at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Austin.<ref name=handbook/>​

 

After her death, the Austin State Hospital established the Helen Farabee Patient Education Scholarship.<ref name=handbook/> UT created the Helen Farabee Memorial Endowed Presidential Scholarship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://endowments.giving.utexas.edu/page/farabee-helen-mem-eps/2478/ |title=Helen Farabee Memorial Endowed Presidential Scholarship}}</ref> There is also the Helen J. Farabee Public Policy Fellowships for graduate students offered by the Texas Mental Health Association, and the Helen Farabee Award from the United Way. In February 1989, the Texas Senate, with her husband no longer a member, sponsored a special tribute in her honor.<ref name=handbook/> Her name adorns the Helen Farabee Regional MHMR Centers in Wichita Falls, Graham, and Quanah County]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Helen.Farabee.Regional.MHMR.Centers.940-663-5366|title=Helen Farabee Regional MHMR Centers|publisher=merchantcircle.com|accessdate=December 8, 2009}}</ref>​

After her death, the Austin State Hospital established the Helen Farabee Patient Education Scholarship.<ref name=handbook/> UT created the Helen Farabee Memorial Endowed Presidential Scholarship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://endowments.giving.utexas.edu/page/farabee-helen-mem-eps/2478/ |title=Helen Farabee Memorial Endowed Presidential Scholarship}}</ref> There is also the Helen J. Farabee Public Policy Fellowships for graduate students offered by the Texas Mental Health Association, and the Helen Farabee Award from the United Way. In February 1989, the Texas Senate, with her husband no longer a member, sponsored a special tribute in her honor.<ref name=handbook/> Her name adorns the Helen Farabee Regional MHMR Centers in Wichita Falls, Graham, and Quanah County]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.merchantcircle.com/business/Helen.Farabee.Regional.MHMR.Centers.940-663-5366|title=Helen Farabee Regional MHMR Centers|publisher=merchantcircle.com|accessdate=December 8, 2009}}</ref>​

 

Ray Farabee remarried in 1991. His second wife, the former Mary Margaret Albright (born 1939), is also an active leader in civic affairs.​

Ray Farabee remarried in 1991. His second wife, the former Mary Margaret Albright (born 1939), is also an active leader in civic affairs.​

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