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'''Helen Jane Rehbein Farabee'''' (November 12, 1934 – July 28, 1988), was a 20th-century advocate of improved [[mental health]] and human services in [[Texas]]. She was the first wife of state Senator [[Ray Farabee]], an [[attorney]] originally from [[Wichita Falls]]. Their younger son, David Lee Farabee, a Wichita Falls [[business]]man, is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives. An older son, Steven R. Farabee (born 1961), resides in [[Austin], Texas.

'''Helen Jane Rehbein Farabee'''' (November 12, 1934 – July 28, 1988), was a 20th-century advocate of improved [[mental health]] and human services in [[Texas]]. She was the first wife of state Senator [[Ray Farabee]], an [[attorney]] originally from [[Wichita Falls]]. Their younger son, David Lee Farabee (born 1964), a Wichita Falls [[business]]man, is a former member of the Texas House of Representatives. An older son, Steven R. Farabee (born 1961), resides in [[Austin]], Texas.

==Biography==​

==Biography==​

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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>​