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Helen Billington Helen passed away on March 21, 2006, following her daughter, Dyan's passing on March 13, 2006. Helen lived for 89 years and had a love for fun and people. Helen is survived by two daughters, Pat and Linda; four great grandchildren, Christina, Anna, Erik and Jessica; and two great-great grandchildren, Adriana and Andrew. Dyan Lee Billington Fohn Departed this life on March 13, 2006, in Nashville, TN, at the age of 53 years. She was born in SF on July 24, 1952, the daughter of the late Bud and Helen Hendel Billington. She spent the next 40 years in SF prior to her marriage to Christian Fohn on Nov. 13, 1997. Since that time, she has resided in Tennessee. Dyan was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and served as a child advocate and foster parent, as well as a Court Appointed Special Advocate for children volunteer. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Lisa Lee Billington Fohn. The joint services for Helen and Dyan will be held at Olivet Memorial Park on Saturday, March 25, 2006 at 11:00am. Both will be laid to rest besides each other on this date.

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Published by San Francisco Chronicle on Mar. 24, 2006.

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Christina "billington" ramirez

July 15, 2021

U are missed. Grandma I didn´t get to say good bye an an see u go but ur always in my thoughts an prayers

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