Espy Navarro was born in Las Cruces, New Mexico on July 15, 1947. She graduated from UCLA in 1975, with a BA degree in Psychology. Robert Navarro was born in El Paso, Texas on August 2, 1941. He graduated from UTEP in 1964, with a BS degree in Mathematics. They were married in Las Cruces, New Mexico on October 25, 1969. They currently reside by the southwestern Washington coast.