Insight on married life and children of Stephanie Slemer! Know about her parents, health, net worth, biography
- The second wife of American former professional baseball first baseman Mark McGwire, Stephanie Slemer was a Tap Pharmaceuticals sales representative.
Who are Stephanie Slemer’s parents?
Stephanie Slemer was born to Robert Slemer and Cindy Slemer of Glen Carbon. She has an elder sister Julie Evans of Edwardsville. Her parents used to visit her in California back in the day.
In the year 1999, Stephanie graduated from Easter. After that, she moved from Illinois to California and she retired as a salesperson.
When she was in Eastern, she joined Alpha Gamma Delta sorority and bartended at Stu’s. She graduated with a degree in speech communication.
Slemer said,
“It was a wonderful school. I loved it. I loved my job and enjoyed my sorority.”
As per sources, she was born in 1977 which makes her 43 years old at present. Her husband Mark is 13 years older than her at the age of 56. He was born on 1st October 1963.
Stephanie Slemer and Mark McGwire’s married life
Stephanie Slemer and Mark McGwire met each other through a mutual friend in St. Louis while she was working as a sales representative for Tap Pharmaceuticals. They dated for a year and a half and announced their engagement.
She said,
“I’m just thankful we found each other,”
They married in a private wedding ceremony in Las Vegas on April 20, 2002. The ceremony included family and close friends only. After that, they moved to California. They are living a happily married life since then.
They have started the Mark McGwire Children’s Foundation, a program that funds children who have been sexually exploited and helps them physically cope with trauma from abuse.
Stephanie and Mark’s children
Stephanie and Mark are parents of five children. They had two sons Max and Mason McGwire. Their triplet children Monet Rose, Marlo Rose, and Monroe Rose were born on 1st June 2010. She felt like she was a cartoon character when she broke the news they were expecting three babies.
Mark said,
“Well, you know that cartoon that we all grew up with where the mouth just drops all the way down to the floor,”
He added,
“They [his kids] are all M’s. I don’t know why I did that. My older son is Matt then I have Max then Mason, Marlo, Monet and Monroe. And to this day, I still screw it all up.”
Stephanie has a stepson Matthew McGwire from the previous marriage of Mark McGwire.
Stephanie’s health
In the year 2016, Slimer was dealing with an illness. They have not revealed the illness but it was scary for her and luckily the test came negative which was a good sign.
Mark said,
“I had to take care of my wife and my five children,”
He added,
“I think she’s on the backside of this right now, so she’s getting better. It wasn’t life-threatening, thank God. All tests came back negative, but it was important enough for me to be there for three weeks.”
That time Mark was coaching for the Padres at the time and took a few weeks away from the team to be with his wife. He was needed at home as for him family comes first.
He helped his five children do their homework, do grocery shopping, laundry, and other work. Likewise, he thinks that it is a tough job.
Mark said,
“There’s so many things. I have the ultimate respect for moms out there that do all that stuff, especially for mothers or wives of ballplayers or athletes because we’re gone so much and to really understand,”
How much is Stephanie Slemer’s net worth?
Stephanie has an estimated net worth of $500 thousand. She shares the net worth of her husband which is $60 million. He earned a $74 million salary during his baseball career which ended in the year 2001. He also earned it from his endorsements.
They lived in a $2.52 million home in Alamo, California, USA during his heyday with the Oakland A’s. In the year 2006, he purchased a home in Irvine, California for $3.94 million. Stephanie and Mark enjoy a lavish life.
