 In 1996, at age 43, Schuur married Les Crockett, a retired space engineer whom she affectionately called "Rocket".Years later he developed Parkinson's disease, prostate cancer, and other health issues; they eventually divorced, "but not for the usual reasons", says writer Jeff Spevak.Crockett developed dementia and hallucinations requiring institutional care – with her blindness, she simply could not take care of him.