Marie Bank was born on June 3, 1966 in Bronx, New York. My Mom, at the young age of 18, had her first child, Crystal, in 1984. Being a young Mom and having a daughter with cerebral palsy and special needs wasn’t easy, and my Mother remained at home living with her mom and my crazy grandmother. By the year 1991 my Mother had her 5th kid me (Lillian). 5 children oldest to youngest: Crystal, Alexis, Dominique, Ashley who were all special needs, and then there was me!

Marie relocated in 1999 from New York to Wisconsin with my sister Dominique and I. Once we were established in our home in Montello, Wisconsin, getting school set up, the house furnished, my Mom went back to New York to get my sister Ashley and bring her home, too. My Mom started to realize the house wasn't big enough, and after a year we relocated to Princeton, Wisconsin, where my grandmother came to visit and brought my sister Crystal. Our Princeton home was my Mom's dream home out of all the places we would end up living. It really was a great home.