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==Later years==
==Later years==
In the spring of 1988, Farabee, already the Democratic nominee for another Senate term in the upcoming November [[general election]], unexpectedly resigned his seat after thirteen years to accept a position as general counsel for his alma mater, the' University of Texas System. The new position required relocation from Wichita Falls to Austin. He represented nine academic institutions, four medical schools, two hospitals, and the regents and administration.<ref name=farabee/>
In the spring of 1988, Farabee, already the Democratic nominee for another Senate term in the upcoming November [[general election]], unexpectedly resigned his seat after thirteen years to accept a position as general counsel for his alma mater, the' University of Texas System. The new position required relocation from Wichita Falls to Austin. He represented nine academic institutions, four medical schools, two hospitals, and the regents and administration.<ref name=farabee/>
Helen Farabee, a prominent civic leader in her own right, was particularly involved with mental health issues, and facilities, which first opened in 1969 in Wichita Falls and Graham, bear her name.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.helenfarabee.org/|title=Helen Farabee Regional Mental Health Mental Retardation Centers|publisher=helenfarabee.org|accessdate=December 5, 2009}}</ref> Senator Farabee worked to update the mental health code in line with much of his wife's efforts in the field. Mrs. Farabee died of [[lung cancer]] in Austin in July 1988, shortly after her husband had become the UT counsel. Before the decline in her health, she had briefly attempted to run in a [[special election]] to succeed her husband in the state Senate in 1988, but Democratic Party leaders anointed another candidate for the slot, state Representative Steve Carriker of Roby in Fisher County, who went on to win the fall campaign against the Republican businessman, Bobby Albert of Wichita Falls.<ref name=google/> Mrs. Farabee died not long after her attempt to run for the state Senate.
Helen Farabee, a prominent civic leader in her own right, was particularly involved with mental health issues, and facilities, which first opened in 1969 in Wichita Falls and Graham, bear her name.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.helenfarabee.org/|title=Helen Farabee Regional Mental Health Mental Retardation Centers|publisher=helenfarabee.org|accessdate=December 5, 2009}}</ref> Senator Farabee worked to update the mental health code in line with much of his wife's efforts in the field. Mrs. Farabee died of [[lung cancer]] in Austin in July 1988, shortly after her husband had become the UT counsel. Before the decline in her health, she had briefly attempted to run in a [[special election]] to succeed her husband in the state Senate in 1988, but Democratic Party leaders anointed another candidate for the slot, state Representative Steve Carriker of Roby in Fisher County, who went on to win the fall campaign against the Republican businessman, Bobby Albert of Wichita Falls.<ref name=google/> Mrs. Farabee died not long after her attempt to run for the state Senate.