Helen Nethercutt

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Helen Richards-Nethercutt (born September 12, 1952) is an American autism philanthropist.[1]

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Helen Nethercutt
Born
Helen Ann Wilkins

(1952-09-12) September 12, 1952 (age 72)
Spouse(s)
John Richards
(div)

Jack Nethercutt II
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Career

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.[5][6]

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.[1]

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