cile ▁F og ert y . ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁native ▁of ▁South ▁Dak ota , ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁Lin ot ype ▁operator ▁for ▁the ▁Ber keley ▁Gazette ▁in ▁California . ▁Lu cile ▁F og ert y ▁was ▁from ▁Great ▁F alls , ▁Mont ana . ▁When ▁John ▁was ▁two ▁years ▁old , ▁his ▁parents ▁converted ▁to ▁Catholic ism . ▁He ▁first ▁attended ▁a ▁Catholic ▁school , ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Made le ine , ▁in ▁Ber keley ▁California . ▁In ▁his ▁mem oir , ▁Fort un ate ▁Son , ▁F og ert y ▁was ▁critical ▁of ▁the ▁school , ▁saying ▁when ▁in ▁class ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁permitted ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁bath room ▁when ▁he ▁asked , ▁and ▁frequently ▁wet ▁himself ▁and ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁sit ▁in ▁his ▁wet ▁cl othing . ▁ ▁After ▁one ▁year , ▁F og ert y ▁en rolled ▁in ▁nearby ▁Hard ing ▁Gram mar ▁School . ▁In ▁his ▁book , ▁he ▁stated ▁that ▁his ▁parents ▁were ▁alco hol ics ▁and ▁that ▁they ▁divor ced ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁or ▁fourth ▁grade . ▁He ▁later ▁attended ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁High ▁School , ▁then ▁transferred ▁to ▁El ▁Cer rito ▁High ▁School , ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁the ▁other ▁future ▁members ▁of ▁C CR ▁and ▁took ▁guitar ▁less ons ▁from ▁Ber keley ▁Fol k ▁Festival ▁cre ator / produ cer ▁Barry ▁Oliv ier . ▁F og ert y ' s ▁older ▁brother ▁Tom ▁was ▁a ▁guitar ist ▁and ▁band mate ▁in ▁the ▁group ▁that ▁eventually