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Helen Josephine (Painter) Watson, the daughter of Preston and Marion (Cranston) Painter, was born March 5, 1947, in Hot Springs, South Dakota. She graduated from Lead High School and met James (Jim) Watson at Black Hills State College; they were married nearly fifty-three years. The family settled in Boise, Idaho, where Helen spent thirty years as a purchasing agent at the National Interagency Fire Center. She died at home on March 13, 2023.
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