DEBI comes from humble beginnings.  Her maternal grandfather, Oswald Arthur, and grandmother, Rose, were married over 45 years. Oswald (Ozzie) was a postal worker for the U.S. Post Office.

Debi's paternal grandparents Victoria and Moshe were also married for 50 plus years.  Moshe was a public servant and Victoria was a seamstress.   

Debi's father, Eli, was a longshoreman, and her mother, Elayne, was a travel agent, and they were married for 56 years.  

Her family instilled honesty, integrity, and hard work in Debi and her siblings.  Debi's siblings are a firefighter and an entrepreneur.