'City girl' remains at helm of Ritzville Drug

RITZVILLE – Eight years ago pharmacist Corrina Gray resisted her father's entreaties. He goaded her to leave Spokane and take the reins of Ritzville Drug. But she considered herself a "city girl."

Years prior, she and her father, Sam Duncan, discussed going into business together. "We talked about buying a little 'mom and pop' somewhere," she said. "But he went off on his own and picked Ritzville. I didn't have any say."

Born in Santa Clara, California, Gray grew up in San Jose where she graduated high school. That summer, her mother, who worked at Washington State University, introduced Gray...