Richard and Arlene Hillenburg recently celebrated their 60th anniversary. They were married January 11, 1953 in Crawfordsville, IN. Dick and Arlene lived in Fort Wayne for 20 years while he worked for Graham Electronics. The Hillenburgs now reside in Zionsville, IN.
They have four children, Cheryl Hillenburg (Stan Pennington), Vicki (Richard) Woehnker, Lynn (Steve) Zahorik and David Hillenburg. They have 3 grandchildren, Zach, Luke and Claire.