Debbie and John met in 1972 when they both worked at Marion Merrell Dow plant in Reading, Ohio. John was a janitor at the time and was cleaning up around Deborah's desk. She worked in the accounting department.

John and Debbie were married on September 14, 1973 in Hamilton County, Ohio.

Debbie: “His job is to do this job, and I’m just going to do whatever I can to stay out of the way.I just live the life at home that he would be living if he was there.”