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Helen Wilkins was born in 1952 in Buckingham, Illinois and graduated from Herscher High School in 1969.² She married U.S. Army specialist John Richards and adopted the name Helen Richards. They had two children, Travis and an autistic son Trent.³ In 1980 she had a divorce and moved to Las Vegas, where she worked at a grocery store and would meet Jack Nethercutt II whom she later married. The couple operated a luxury restaurant named Boison's near the Las Vegas Strip.⁴ She became a financial contributor for the USC Trojans athletic program and donated for the Galen Center, Merle Norman Stadium, USC Trojans beach volleyball, and the Spirit of Troy marching band.⁵⁶

Autism charity

She has donated to several autism schools and charities within California, Nevada, and Illinois. She became a major financial contributor to the Exceptional Children's Foundation (ECF) based in Culver City, California.⁷

External links

• https://uscwot.exposure.co/helen-nethercutt

References

1. Yohnka, Dennis. "Helen Nethercutt fights for autistic son". The Daily Journal. Retrieved 2020-09-02. https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/helen-nethercutt-fights-for-autistic-son/article_a7043654-5924-5b51-a730-8ab416d861dc.html ↩

2. "Look at fine car owner, Hersher graduate, Helen Nethercutt". The Daily Journal. Retrieved 2020-09-02. https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/look-at-fine-car-owner-hersher-graduate-helen-nethercutt/article_15d746dd-8cb2-5e5f-91ea-ec4160343589.html ↩

3. "John R. Richards". Herscher Pilot. Retrieved 2021-10-09. http://www.herscherpilot.com/obituaries/john-r-richards/article_4bd78149-5c5d-5770-9d5b-e1ebc884f99e.html ↩

4. Yohnka, Dennis. "Former Buckingham resident, autistic son relish life out West". The Daily Journal. Retrieved 2020-09-02. https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/former-buckingham-resident-autistic-son-relish-life-out-west/article_9d5d6371-8d79-58a9-a873-f3eb846e84b4.html ↩

5. Kragen, Aubrey. "USC Alum's Company Changes Course During Crisis". USC Athletics. Retrieved 2020-09-02. https://usctrojans.com/news/2020/4/6/trojan-athletic-fund-merle-norman-changes-course-during-crisis.aspx ↩

6. "Helen Nethercutt by USC Women of Troy". Exposure. Retrieved 2020-09-02. https://uscwot.exposure.co/helen-nethercutt ↩

7. Yohnka, Dennis. "Helen Nethercutt fights for autistic son". The Daily Journal. Retrieved 2020-09-02. https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/helen-nethercutt-fights-for-autistic-son/article_a7043654-5924-5b51-a730-8ab416d861dc.html ↩