Mary Lou Gruhn
Mary Lou (Whitcomb) Gruhn was born March 10, 1937, in Canton, Ohio, to Wilbur and June Whitcomb. She grew up in Canton, Ohio, and moved to Phoenix, Ariz., when she was 13. She had rheumatic fever as a child, and the family was told to move to Arizona in the hopes that her health would improve. Her health did improve, and she was able to return to school despite concerns that she would not make it past age 13. She graduated from North Phoenix High School in 1955.