June 10, 1961

After spending 1957 - 1958 in the U.S. Navy as a radarman aboard the U.S.S. English, Bill Sammon returned home to meet Deanne Marie Fleischmann, a special friend of his sister, Mary Ellen. They married in her hometown of Medford, Wisconsin on June 10, 1961, and have four children - Sheila (Craig), Brian (Lynne), John (Sherry), and Tom (Christy). They have seven grandchildren - Steven, Ann Marie (Chad), Daniel, Venice, Ryan, Meredith, and Will.