The car that started it all: a Pontiac Firebird, circa 1970. Barra's cousin had a red convertible model that ignited her love for cars.
Photo credit: General Motors
Mary Makela and Barb Gesaman (left) were co-editors of their yearbook at Waterford Mott high school, where Mary was one of 10 seniors with a perfect 4.0 grade point average.
Photo credit: Waterford Mott High School yearbook/courtesy Waterford School District
Makela was also voted the girl most likely to succeed in the class of 1980. The caption reads: It's just five more miles to the poorhouse.
Photo credit: Eric Stileski
Mary Makela earned a degree in electrical engineering from General Motors Institute, now Kettering University, in Flint, Michigan.
Photo credit: Kettering University Archives, Flint, Michigan
Makela (front row, third from left) was a member of Beta Theta Pi, a “little sister” organization affiliated with the fraternity of the same name, where she met her future husband, Tony Barra. ...
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