Early Life
Steven Earl Parent was born in California to Wilfred Elmer Parent, a construction superintendent and his wife, Juanita, a homemaker. Parent, along with his three younger siblings, was raised in the Los Angeles suburb of El Monte.
Parent attended Arroyo High School in El Monte and spent his time listening to popular folk music and playing the guitar. Parent's main interest was electronics and mechanics, an interest that led to trouble with the law. Parent was arrested several times for stealing radios for the sole purpose of tearing them apart to understand how they worked. He spent time in a youth correctional facility for the crimes. While in custody, Parent tested at a near genius level for electronics.
In June 1969, he graduated from Arroyo High School with plans to attend Citrus Junior College in Azusa, California, the following September. To earn money for college, he held two jobs. By day, he worked full time as a delivery boy for Valley City Plumbing Company in Rosemead. In the evenings, he also worked as a salesman at Jonas Miller Stereo on Wilshire Boulevard.
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