Lesli Louise Hicks was born on January 16, 1963 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She grew up in a sub-division in a small community in Northwest San Antonio. Ms. Hicks graduated from high school in 1981, and in January of 1982 she began college at the University of Texas at San Antonio, later transferring to the University of Texas at Austin in the fall of 1983. Martha Carolyn Schultz Hicks, Lesli Hicks' mother, was a "stay at home mom" who participated as a Girl Scout Troop leader for a while. Martha Hicks obtained an associate's degree from San Antonio College and went back to school during the 1970's at the University of Texas at San Antonio. J. R. Beane, Lesli's husband's maternal grandmother, gre up in the first quarter of the 20th century. Mrs. Beane was very interested in learning how to sew. She completed a correspondence course, which included tailoring, sewing, and dressmaking, and stayed in constant contact with her instructors. Adelaide Woodlee was Ms. Hicks great, great-grandmother. She was born in 1864 and traveled with her family to Texas shortly thereafter. Ms. Woodlee died in 1960 at the age of 96.
From the description of The Hicks Family papers, 1922-2002. (University of Texas at San Antonio). WorldCat record id: 61208006
