Marvin Pierce and family in Rye, New York, circa World War II. Left to right: Scott (b. 1930); Marvin; Jim (1922-93); Martha Pierce Rafferty (1920-99) with her daughter, Sharon Rafferty; and Barbara Pierce (b. 1925). Marvin (1893-1969) was born in Sharpsville, Pennsylvania. He was a star athlete in college and received graduate degrees from MIT in civil engineering and from Harvard in architectural engineering. He was president of McCall Corporation from 1946 to 1958