. >> reporter: pegye was june and glenn marshall's fourth child. glenn says pegye was going places from the very day she was born. >> she was never still. >> reporter: she danced, sang, played sports and it seemed nothing could hold her back. she had scoliosis as a kid. young pegye had to wear a brace around the clock. that's a terrible burden for a young kid like that to bear. but it also kind of ended up motivating her, didn't it? >> it really did. >> reporter: pegye's doctor talked with her about a career in physical therapy. she volunteered and loved it. >> she made up her mind right then she wanted to be a physical therapist, and she wanted to move to california and be a beautiful blonde. so she did. >> reporter: a farmer's daughter with big dreams. so pegye left the small town of dexter for sunny california and settled in newport beach. that's where she met glenda who was also from new mexico and they immediately hit it off. >> she was probably one of the most gregarious people i have ever met. she was always happy, always smiling. >> reporter