 He married Pearl Foster (born January 15, 1927, in Cleveland, Ohio) on July 16, 1946.He secured a job as a mechanic at Lake Buick, a dealership on Lavern Avenue on Cleveland's West Side, and on July 15, 1947, obligated to Local Lodge 1363 of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers.Within six months he was elected shop steward by his fellow union members.