Janet was borne in Milford Haven on 22nd August 1935. She met Eddie at a dance in Milford when she was just 16. They moved to Portsmouth for work, got married in 1958 and had their only son David in 1964. Eddie passed away in Queen Alexandra Hospital on 11th November 2015, he was 88. Eddie has his own website eddiesumecki.co.uk, which details his amazing journey from Poland to the UK during the war. Eddie was cremated and his ashes are kept at The Oaks near Emsworth.