mˈiːd wʌz mˈæɹid twˈaɪs, fˈɜːst tə mɚɹˈiː mˈiːd hˌuː dˈaɪd ʌv bɹˈɛst kˈænsɚɹ ˌɔn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ twˈɛnti fˈoːɹ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv, ænd ðˈɛn ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv tə mˈɑːɹliːn hˈɛlən mˈælθɛsən.
Meade was married twice, first to Marie Meade who died of breast cancer on October 24, 1985, and then in November, 1985 to Marlene Helen Malthesen.