Marguerite Rose McClay

Marguerite was born in 1952 in Monterey, CA to Hugh Thompson McClay III & Eugenia Sutton McClay. Actually, Eugenia hated her given name, Ivy Eugene, and changed it to Eugenia Josephine, but she always went by Gene. Though her mother and sister always called her `sis`. Marguerite has 8 siblings, 4 sisters & 4 brothers. Her family has always called her `Margy`, with a `Y`, which came about because Margy couldn`t spell and her mother said she could spell it any way she wanted.

After finishing high school in 1971, Marguerite moved to Portland, OR, where she remained until 1975. Then she lived a year in San Diego, CA. Moved back to Portland in late 1976 And remained until 1985 when she moved to Seattle, WA. Her son, Jamie, was born in 1986 and when he turned 3 years old, Marguerite moved with him back to Portland a single mother

Marguerite married Randal Bays in 1980 and had a son, James (Jamie) Alan McClay Bays in 1986. Marguerite and Randal divorced in 1989.