Terry was born In Shreveport, Louisiana on Nov 3rd. 1949. Until about the age of 12 he grew up in a small town of about 5,000 people, 72 miles south of Shreveport called Coushatta. The family then moved to the big city called Bossier City. Shreveport and Bossier City are twin cities across the Red River from each other.
Deborah was born on Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana on January 9th 1954. Her father William Joseph Reilly was a member of the U.S. Air Force at the time. Upon discharge from the Air Force William(Bill) Reilly convinced her mother, Mary Ann Pate to move to Bridgeport, Connecticut, his home. I believe Deborah was about 9 months old when they moved.
Deborahs mother Mary Ann Reilly took her kids and left Connecticut to return home to Bossier City, Louisiana when Deborah was about 12 years old. After establishment in local schools, Deborah met Kim Gandy and Julia Russell. A friendship that would last a lifetime developed between the three.
