Tina Lavette Arnold was born in San Antonio, Texas on May 16, 1966, to the late Dorothy and Jerry Joe Shirley. Her memory will always be kept alive by her family, friends, and loving spouse, Alvin Arnold, whom she married January 16, 2015. Tina, was educated in San Antonio, Texas by the public-school systems. She graduated from Wheatley High School in 1984.