She's six foot tall blonde, shapely, and an avid fitness buff, training on a Bowflex machine every night. She served as a Marine Drill Instructor at Parris Island. She and her deceased husband, Clarke shared many adventures, including climbing Mt. Everest—twice. He is quite likely meant to be an allusion to Doc Savage. She fills her loneliness with her girls; in fact, she takes the title "house mother" more literally than most, seeing the girls as surrogate daughters.