Marilyn Reichstein, nee Albin, grew up in Flushing, New York in the 1950's. She was a member of the Girl Scouts and an aspiring artist, later becoming a professional graphic designer working in New York City and Pittsburgh, PA. Marilyn married Steve Reichstein in 1967 and they lived first in New York City, then Pittsburgh; moved back to her childhood neighborhood for a brief period and then in 1979, and finally settled into their current home in Forest Hills, Queens where they raised their children.