Mary Z. Gray Collection

Mary and brother

Mary with her older brother Charles S. Zurhorst, Jr., whom she called Brother. On page 3 of "301 East Capitol," Mary writes, "my brother ... was a rotten, mean little bully. I adored him. Bully or not, he was my Big Brother. My Hero." She captioned this page 42 picture "It was a rare moment when Brother put me on a pedestal."

From the interview with: