Mary Kay Slesinger Rich，Kay was born in Columbus, Ohio in 1936. Attended Urbana High School, graduated in 1954. Kay went on to receive her BA in psychology from Ohio University in 1958. Kay married Frank Kendrick in 1956, and had one child Frank Kendrick Jr. In October 1958 tragically a tire blew out on their car, and a semi hit them going 75 mph. Frank Sr. was killed.