Helen Rudee

As a friend of Elaine's, I spent many, many memorable, some mischievous, times with the Rudee family. I considered Helen and Bill my second parents. Summers with them at Lake Shasta are among my favorite teenage memories. I have a clear vision of Helen gracefully water skiing. She wasn't so gracious when Elaine and I would sneak boys into our campsite!!!

As a teenager, I didn't particularly attend to Helen's pioneering, political contributions to Sonoma County and to women in the...