Stephanie Grace Whitson - Award Winning Author The official Web site of author Stephanie Grace Whitson: A Patchwork Life. I was born in 1952 in East St. Louis, Illinois - a caboose in my family. My sister got married when I was four! Mother wasn't exactly thrilled to discover there would be another Irvin, but once I arrived she decided to believe I would keep both her and my dad young. Mother taught me to love books. Stephaniegracewhitson.com~Site InfoWhoisTrace RouteRBL Check