Stephanie Therese Rochon knew no strangers, whether she was anchoring the evening news at WTVR CBS6, worshipping at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Henrico County or out in the community.

“She was just a very happy person,” her husband, Jeffery D. Moten, said.

“She was a very good-hearted person. She was very humble and she was very approachable. When someone came up to her and wanted to talk, she would make time for them.”

He recalled that a woman came to visit Ms. Rochon recently at St. Mary’s Hospital, where she was battling cancer.

“I had noticed this woman sitting for about six hours waiting to visit someone,” he said. “I finally walked over and asked her who she was waiting to see. She said, ‘Your wife. I wanted to thank her for the help she gave me several years ago.’ ’’

The woman took a plant to Ms. Rochon’s room, tearfully hugged her and thanked her for encouraging her when she was considering dropping out of Virginia Union University.

The woman said that she had told Ms. Rochon of her dream to pursue a career in television but that she lacked the confidence to do it and was thinking of dropping out of college and returning home.

The woman said Ms. Rochon took her to lunch, bought her a professional suit, gave her money and encouraged her to continue to work toward her dream, Mr. Moten said.

Today, that woman works for a TV station in production and management, he said.

That was just one of the many unknown acts of kindness by Ms. Rochon, who was popular locally since joining WTVR in 1999 and anchoring the evening broadcasts.

She also reported on the cancer awareness information through her breast cancer special reports titled “Buddy Check 6.”

Ms. Rochon became an advocate for breast cancer awareness because her mother was a breast cancer survivor.

Ms. Rochon is being remembered for her warm spirit and life of selflessness following her death Wednesday, June 3, 2015, after a yearlong battle with bile duct cancer.

Her life will be celebrated at a Mass of Christian Burial 11 a.m. Thursday, June 11, 2015, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, 8200 Woodman Road, where she was an active member.

The family received visitors at the church followed by a wake Wednesday, June 10, 2015.

Ms. Rochon was born May 3, 1965, in Tacoma, Wash.

She was raised in a military family and traveled throughout the United States and the world with her family.

She graduated from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, La., with a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism.

Ms. Rochon began her broadcast career in radio, but moved into television news after a few years.

She wed Mr. Moten on June 26, 1999, and she and her husband moved to Richmond shortly thereafter, where they raised their two sons, Miles G. Moten and Pierce C. Moten.

Mr. Moten said the family fell in love with Richmond and stayed even though Ms. Rochon received job offers in bigger media markets.

“We made a host of friends, our children grew up here,” he said. “That made it easy to say, ‘This is our home.’ ’’

Mr. Moten said his wife learned she had Stage 4 cancer Memorial Day weekend 2014 and pursued an aggressive treatment path. He said they began to think she could be in remission during the December holiday season, but the cancer returned in full force in February.

He said the outpouring of love and support since Ms. Rochon’s death has been overwhelming.

“So many people loved her,” he said.

As a part of Ms. Rochon’s lasting legacy, her husband said he hopes people — especially those in the African-American community — will schedule appointments with their physicians to detect cancer in its early stages.

Ms. Rochon was a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and the Richmond Chapter of The Links.

She was a recipient of the American Cancer Society’s Regional Media Award for her Buddy Check 6 news reports. She also served as a board member for the Dr. Ellen Shaw de Paredes Breast Cancer Foundation, which is dedicated to the early detection and cure of breast cancer.

In 2000, she was inducted into the National Women of Achievement Hall of Fame in Austin, Texas.

In addition to her husband and sons, Ms. Rochon is survived by her parents, retired Army Col. Everette C. Rochon Sr. and Jacqueline C. Rochon of Hurst, Texas; her brother, retired Navy Cmdr. Everette C. Rochon Jr. of Manassas; as well as other relatives and friends.