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His parents (Cyril Geary, Shirley Garrett) were divorced when Geary was two years old and his mother remarried (Douglas Files) a few years later. Geary’s step-father was in the United States Navy, resulting in frequent moves and his attending seven schools across four states between 1st grade and high school graduation. His sister (Donna Jergentz) lives in California, as does his severely autistic brother (Douglas Files Jr.). Geary married Leslie Reller in 1982 and they divorced in 2009. Their daughter Corie Atkins is an attorney in St. Louis, Missouri, and their son Nicholas Geary is an undergraduate at the University of Missouri. Geary is currently married to Yin Xia, an applied economist at the university.
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