Her father worked in the textile industry and frequently traveled for his job, including to North Carolina.
[3] Mary Earley attended Duke University for both her bachelor's degree in zoology[3] and Doctor of Medicine.
[4] Klotman has spent most of her research career studying the HIV, particularly its effect on the kidneys (HIV-associated nephropathy).
[3] After graduating with her MD, Klotman stayed at Duke to complete a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in infectious disease.
As Mary is Catholic and Paul is Jewish, their minister was Unitarian Universalist, as they could not find a rabbi nor priest willing to marry them.