Max was born on November 1, 1964, to Max Edward Brune Sr and Patsy Stanley Brune. Max is the youngest of four siblings and the only son of Max Sr and Patsy. He lived in Northshore his entire childhood, graduating from Northshore Senior High in 1983. He married Stephanie Michelle Rankin on August 17, 1995, and they have two children together, Taylor and Trey Brune.
Stephanie Michelle (Rankin) Brune was born c. September 28, 1972 in Baytown, Texas to Larry and Patsy (Frazier) Rankin. According to her family tree, she married Max Edward Brune II on August 17, 1995 in Huntsville, Texas (Walker County) . We know that Stephanie Michelle (Rankin) Brune was born and raised in Texas. Currently lives in Crosby Texas for the past 29 years. She has three children, Angie Elaine (Brune) Ponder born 06/01/1990, Taylor Brune born 02/15/2002, and Max Edward Brune III (Trey) born 05/22/2003. Two brothers, Kenneth Wayne Rankin of Crosby Texas and Phillip Lee Rankin of Crosby Texas. She has three half sisters, Melissa Elaine (Fletcher) Mikes (deceased-2020), Samantha Jo (Fletcher) Goddard of Huffman Texas and Brandi Mae (Fletcher) Hunter of Denton Texas. Stephanie's father, Larry, and mother, Patsy, were both raised in the Conroe, Texas area. They were married in Conroe as well, in December 1969. However, they divorced in 1980.