The couple were married on September 30, 1944, and had three children: Frank Lester (born 1946), Phillip Stephen (1950) and Peter Andrew (1953-2015).
ðə kˈʌpəl wɜː mˈæɹid ˌɔn sɛptˈɛmbɚ θˈɜːɾi, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈoːɹ, ænd hæd θɹˈiː tʃˈɪldɹən: fɹˈæŋk lˈɛstɚ bˈɔːɹn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks, fˈɪlɪp stˈiːvən nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ænd pˈiːɾɚɹ ˈændɹuː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti θɹˈiː dˈæʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn.