Born Deanna Mullen on a farm in southern Wisconsin to Nina Lunn Mullen and Donald Thomas Mullen in 1947. Changed name from Deanna to Matina in 1976, married Siddiq Steven Kilkenny in 1977 and became Matina Kilkenny. We have 2 sons, Francis (1978) and Christopher (1981), daughter-in-law Sandra Herdt (married to Francis) and a granddaughter. I live in Arcata, Humboldt County, California.