Chaffee, Helen B. Nov. 23, 1927 - Feb. 21, 2010 Born in Los Angeles, CA to Halbert and Imogene Boner, she attended Los Angeles High School and the University of Nevada, Reno, where she was a member of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, and met her husband of 62 years, Owen. They resided for more than twenty years in Vallejo and Napa, CA before moving to Alexandria, VA where Owen served as Chief of Staff to Congressman Robert L. Leggett in Washington DC and Helen volunteered for eighteen years at the Alexandria Hospital in Virginia. Our beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great- grandmother, and friend passed away at home in Elk Grove, CA from complications with Parkinson's disease, surrounded by family. Helen is survived by her husband Owen; daughters, Carole and Christine; sons, Miles and David; brother Bill; grandchildren, Brian, Jennifer, Lisa, Matthew, and Megan; great-grandchildren, Gabriel, Cristian, Brianna, and Ryan. She dedicated her life to loving and nurturing others. Helen always had a smile for everyone. A lover of words, mystery books, gardening, cooking, western movies, and crossword puzzles, but she truly loved nothing more than being around her family. Her warmth, strength and guidance will be greatly missed. In lieu of flowers, please honor Helen, a breast cancer survivor for over 40 years, by making a donation in her name to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation at http:// ww5.komen.org/ or to Mercy Hospice at: The Sacramento Hospice Consortium, 2800 L Street, Suite 400, Sacramento, CA 95816. A memorial service will be held in her honor at 2:00pm Saturday, March 27 at Fremont Presbyterian Church, 5770 Carlson Dr., Sacramento, CA 95819. Published in The Sacramento Bee on March 21, 2010