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Gina (Regina) Maria McFarlin was born in Saigon, Vietnam in 1967 durin
g the Vietnam War, the first child of flight pilot Kirk (Mac) and Regi na (Menendez) McFarlin.
Young Gina later attended St Joseph high school in Brownsville, Texa s through her junior year. One day she decided to move north with he r grandmother Polly McFarliin, in Short Hills NJ, "for the adventure " and finished her senior year at Millbu
rn High School in 1985. Gina' s interests were reading, art, travel, NYC museums and being with he r grandmother.
She next spent one year at the University of Texas and then went on t o the University of Pittsburgh, where she graduated in December of 199 2, summa cum laude, majoring in Liberal Arts with a double minor in Wo men's Studies and Latin American St udies. After a physical setback (st rokes) in 1994 while in Houston, she decided to continue her educatio n in the field of social work.
In December of 2007 Gina graduated from the University of Houston magn a cum laude with a Masters in Social Work. In June of 2008 she passe d her Texas state boards as a social worker.
Gina and her fiance Dave visited for an afternoon with Peter and Kare n in Woodstock, CT on Wed June 25th 2008. They came down frpm Boston w hile meeting up with friends there. On October 4th of 2008 she and Dav id Gratton were wed in Texas.
Gina graciously helped Peter over the next decade to get and keep in t ouch with her father 'Mac' Kirk MacFarlin.
email from Gina McFarlin Grattan Sept 26 2019;
Oh, Peter, Thank you so much for your patience and tenacity! I have be en so crazy busy. I remember that you asked at one point about min e & Dave's boys. Yes, we have two boys(!) Their names are Jose & Davi d (Grattan). They were adopted in Decem ber of 2012 at the ages o f 5 & 11. They're now 13 and 18. My dad has improved significantly. He 's still residing in the therapeutic (Nursing Home) Unit at the VA. Up on discharge he will move to a condo with my mom here in Houston. I wi ll emai l you & Clair again in the future with more details- as soon a s I know them. Thanks again & let me know if you need anything else fo r your genealogy project. Much love to you & Karen & Happy Fall! cous in Gina
References;
PFM's personal interviews and emails with Gina McFarlin - 2003 throug h September, 2019
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