Growing up, sisters Kristine Thompson and Shannon Barthelemy share vivid memories of volunteering. Their parents, Sandy and Marion “Mac” Magruder, made it a way of life. Pitching in for the Golden Gate Guild, Crisis Pregnancy Centers, the Kiwanis Club, the Phoenix Thunderbirds and other charities formed some of their fondest recollections. “The girls remember as little girls riding around with me picking up books for the Visiting Nurse Auxiliary book sale,” Sandy said. “I remember going up to homes and picking up bags of books that people would donate,” Shannon said. “And sorting them into categories,” added Kristine. “And a huge warehouse — it seemed huge — and mom saying, ‘This is the section where you can go and find a book to read.’” “I loved shopping for books at that event,” said Kristine. Such warm memories, of collecting donations for the Jerry Lewis Telethon and being ball girls at the Phoenix Open, made them who they are today. It’s a legacy built over time and through generations. Sandy grew up on a ranch in western Colorado and attended a one-room schoolhouse through the eighth grade. Though proud of her own sturdy upbringing, she points out that it was her mother who rode 10,000 miles to get her education, trekking back and forth to school on a horse, back in the days before women wore pants. Mac’s childhood was equally iconic. His father was war hero Marion Milton Magruder, the first commanding officer of Marine aircraft squadron VMF(N)-533, who led the squadron during the Battle of the Marshall Islands and Battle of Okinawa in World War II. Sandy graduated from the University of Colorado and married Mac, who became the From the In the Magruder family, giving back is a legacy of love 24 FRONTDOORS MEDIA | JUNE 2019 COVER STORY {by karen werner } 24 FRONTDOORS MEDIA | JUNE 2019

Philanthropy is a family affair for (left to right) Sandy and Mac Magruder, Kristine and Shane Thompson, and Joel and Shannon Barthelemy. JUNE 2019 | FRONTDOORS MEDIA 25 JUNE 2019 | FRONTDOORS MEDIA 25