Ms. Helen Coleman, Seattle’s soul food superstar, passed away in November.
Helen Coleman fed Seattle’s soul. She fed soul food to the children of the Central District and the late-night club crowds on Madison. She fed Richard Pryor and Muhammad Ali when they visited, and she fed hometown celebrities Ernestine Anderson, Gary Payton, and Ken Griffey Jr. She greeted everyone with a warm “Hey baby,” and filled them up with oxtails and catfish and collard greens. On November 29, the woman known as Ms. Helen passed away three weeks after her 90th birthday.
Born in Texas and raised in Oklahoma City, Coleman lived in Los Angeles before
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