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▸ [b]Name:[/b] [i]Ms. Helen Deville[/i]
▸ [b]Age:[/b][i] 67 [/i]
▸ [b]Gender:[/b] [i]Female[/i]

▸ [b]Likes:[/b] [i]Canning fruits. Reading. Sunshine. Cleanliness. Privacy.[/i]
▸ [b]Dislikes:[/b] [i]Loud noises. Doctors. Medications. Cooking. Technology.[/i]

▸ [b]Personality:[/b] [i]Friendly. Steady. Quiet. Independent. Patient. A bit stubborn. [/i]
▸ [b]Relationships:[/b] [i]Widow to husband Howard Deville. "Mother figure" to most.[/i]

▸ [b]Biography:[/b] [i]Howard and Helen had a love that was strong, steady, and true. The two were young high school sweethearts, and had to be married just as soon as Howard found the money to slip a ring on Helen's finger. Together they found the home that soon became Rising Sun. It was in a disheveled state when they first bought it but together with lots of elbow grease and patience the two made it shine. Year after year they had many students, numbers in the 50's the two worked as a team to make the youth of the time into upstanding citizens.

Raising everyone's children brought thoughts of having their own children. Time after time they tried but they did not conceive. Thinking that they might have something wrong, they took to a specialist. Both were healthy and young enough to have a child, the problem was all in their head. Trying once more, Helen finally became pregnant with her one and only son; Jack. Jack had been a tough pregnancy on Helen, she constantly felt ill, and was rushed to the hospital early with a premature child. As they raised the child up to show both the parents; the face that they saw caused them both to gasp in horror. Their child had been very disfigured. 

Tensions in the marriage became high as Jack grew, he was for the most part a quiet boy but often became mischievous when not given enough attention. During this time Rising Sun classes dwindled down to small numbers of less than 20 children to a year. The drop in attendance caused money to be tight, but Helen fought for the school, she wanted to give a life to children that she could not give her own. 

Howard's death was hard on Helen. Emotionally and physically she became weak, and her age was not helping her. Classes became smaller and smaller, and she knew that she would have to retire soon. Not wanting to leave the home she helped build from the ground up, she refused to go to a nursing home and brought in Derek as a caretaker. Though a bit snippy with Derek sometime she cares for the boy and enjoys his company in the lonely over sized house. 

With her health deteriorating daily, Helen wanted to spend a nice weekend with her last class she taught. With lots of preparation and help from Derek, the two put together a very well sized feast, a clean home, and found each and every one of the students to invite. 

Soon they would all be together, and reminisce about the past and dream about the future..[/i]