Mary T Heffron deBrueys is from Victoria, Texas and now lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She is a language-learning specialist by profession and the co-author of LinguiSystems - 125 Ways to Be a Better Student. Mary T also facilitates a grief group and presents to audiences on the loss of a child and belief in the Communion of Saints that helps her to cope with grief.

Mary T lives with Jim, her husband of forty-three years. She and Jim raised five children together and have six grandchildren.