Mary Perino

“Little” Mary Perino was born on August 22, 1926 to Felix and Mary C. Perino in the family ranch house on Oil Creek near Newcastle, Wyoming. Mary was raised on the family ranch with her three siblings, Victoria (Mayberry), Albert, and Robert.

She attended grade school at the Perino School that was a couple of miles down the creek and then finished her schooling at Newcastle High School and graduated in 1943.

Due to the shortage of teachers because of the war, Mary passed the teaching test right out of high school and taught school for two years at the Red Creek School. Mary loved her ranch lif...