Early Life and Education
Marilyn Tucker was born in the Meridian-Kessler area of Indianapolis, Indiana to Mary Alice (née Craig) and Warren Samuel Tucker. The fourth of six children, Marilyn's parents were both doctors. Her maternal grandfather was born in Maybole, Scotland. She had a strict Christian upbringing. The Tuckers were longtime admirers of Colonel Robert B. Thieme, Jr., the founder and former pastor of Berachah Church in Houston, who was described in an Associated Press article as "known for unorthodox biblical interpretations and for verbal attacks on liberals, welfare recipients, homosexuals and others." Years later, when media attention focused on her family's religious beliefs, Marilyn Quayle said in an NBC interview: "I grew up with my mother listening to (Thieme's) tapes. ... I have never listened to him on social issues. I didn't even know that he espoused any." She does defend his biblical teachings. As for her own religion, Marilyn Tucker Quayle is a Presbyterian.
Marilyn attended Broad Ripple High School and subsequently received a bachelor's degree in political science from Purdue University. While attending Purdue, she ran for treasurer of her freshman class. She later attended law school at night and earned a J.D. at Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, where she met Dan Quayle, the son of a newspaper publisher. The two sat next to each other in the front row in class. Marilyn frequently spoke up and sought out the professor after class was over. She and Dan Quayle were married 10 weeks later, on November 18, 1972. They live in Paradise Valley, Arizona, and have three children: Tucker, founder of an investment company called Tynwald Capital; Benjamin, a Republican congressman representing Arizona's 3rd Congressional District; and Corinne.
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