Claire Tregoning was an American by birth and she was married to an American for 25 years when her husband passed away in 2021. She was raised in California and attended De La Salle College in Sacramento, studying drama, English, Spanish and Liberal Arts. Claire served as secretary for the California State Assembly in Sacramento when she met Richard Cissna, a fellow student at the school who would go on to become an actor. The two married in November of that year and within a short time, they had a son, whom they named Ryan. Claire Tregoning became a very famous writer in her own right, writing a series of best-selling books about her life and her experiences. Her reputation as a writer led to opportunities for her to develop parts in movies and other media, and she continued to write well into her sixties, eventually earning a master’s degree in communications and then working as a producer and writer for television shows.
As her marriage to Cissna ended, Claire turned to writing, penning biographies and memoirs of her earlier years as a child, a young woman and as an adult. She has always remained friendly with the public and continues to be extremely popular with many readers. Claire Tregoning died in 2021, not long after her marriage to Richard Cissna but before her son was born. Her death was announced through her agent and her ashes were put into a small stone and placed into a favorite ceramic bowl; these two small mementos help commemorate the many years of friendship and happiness that Claire Tregoning shared with everyone who knew her.
Claire Tregoning was raising in the United States to believe that she was an American by birth and this served to make her loyal to the country, especially when it was necessary for her to express her views on certain social issues. In her case, her views were regarding her marriage to an American, Americana. She enjoyed her nationality and the way that it supported her and allowed her to have a voice and a role in society. Unfortunately, being raised as a U.S. patriotic did not leave an open door for her to write about those who fell outside of this view. Her attempts to speak about disability, her family and her background are met with hatred by many Americans who feel that disability is not an illness but a mere classification or label.