Margret Kingrey grew up in Hoquiam, Washington. She earned an Associate of Arts degree from Grays Harbor Community College in 1960. After her first marriage ended in divorce, she and her son, Fritz, moved to Tacoma where she completed a Bachelor of Science degree in occupational therapy at the University of Puget Sound. She has practiced occupational therapy in a variety of settings from Early Intervention to Geriatrics. Achieving an M. A. in Early Childhood Special Education from New Mexico State University, Margret taught in three OT programs. Currently she and her husband, Everett, live in Carver, Massachusetts.