Suzanne Taylor Childress was born on June 28, 1947, in Commerce, TX to Harry and Faynelle Taylor. She lived in Mt. Pleasant, TX for most of her youth, before the family moved to the Austin, TX area.
Suzanne met her husband, Leslie W. Childress, in early 1976 when both were living in Dallas, TX. They wed later that same year, and went on to become long-time residents of Bainbridge Island, WA…