Peter Marshall had 4 Children: Meet Pete, Suzanne, David, and Jaime LaCock

In 1966, The Hollywood Squares premiered on NBC and Peter Marshall was the best man to serve as the host of the show, a role he held for about one and a half decades. After his work on the game show was done, the Broadway icon earned almost fifty television, movie, and Broadway credits to his name before taking a step back from the entertainment industry and being a husband, father, and great-grandfather.

Who are Peter Marshall’s children?

Peter has been married three times. His first marriage was with Nadene R. Teaford. Peter married his second wife, Marya “Sally” Carter, in 1977 before he was able to find lasting love with his third wife, Laurie Marshall, (née Stewart). Peter Marshall welcomed his four children with his first wife, Nadene R. Teaford: Pete LaCock, Suzanne LaCock, Jaime LaCock, and David LaCock.

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Peter’s son Pete LaCock a professional baseball player

Pete LaCock is the eldest child of the former Game Show host. He was born on January 17, 1952. Choosing a different career path, Pete became a professional baseball player after he was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1970. The first baseman made his major league debut for the team in 1972. After playing with the Cubs until 1976, Pete later signed with the Kansas City Royals. He made his last MLB appearance in 1980.

Years later, he later joined the Senior Professional Baseball Association in 1989. He also took up some Coaching jobs. Peter Marshall’s son managed the Niagara Stars of the Canadian Baseball League in 2003. In 2012, Pete LaCock also became the head coach of the Cronulla Sharks and the manager of the Prescott Montezuma Federals.

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Suzanne LaCock Became a producer

Suzanne LaCock is Peter Marshall’s eldest daughter. Being the eldest daughter, Suzanne followed in her father’s footsteps in the entertainment industry. Suzanne has several production credits to her name. According to her IMDb, she worked as a producer on 1981’s That’s Incredible!, 1990’s The Earth Day Special and Wild and Crazy Kids, and 2000’s Against All Odds.

In 2001, Suzanne directed two episodes of FanClub and also has one acting credit from the 1975 television series Switch. Suzanne is also a wife and a mother. She is married to 60 Minutes producer David Browning.

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Peter Marshall’s son David LaCock died of Covid

In August 2021, Peter announced on Twitter that his youngest son, David LaCock, had died at the age of 68 due to complications from COVID-19. He shared a Photo of the son with the caption-“In loving memory of my free-spirited son David, whom we just lost to COVID. He was joyful, beautiful, magnificent, giving, doting & talented, He made this a better world. He made our family’s lives sweeter.“

Talking about his son David’s death in an interview with Closerweekly, The West Virginia Music Hall of Fame inductee said “It’s really very sad. He was just a wonderful boy who had eight children, six grandchildren, and a wonderful wife. He was an artist. It just breaks my heart. To lose a child is just awful.“

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Pete LaCock also revealed to Showbiz411 that his brother has not been vaccinated. David was happily married to his wife, Alison Chuang, and they lived in Hawaii.

Jaime LaCock is Peter’s youngest daughter

Jaime LaCock is Peter Marshall’s youngest daughter, however, Not much is known about Peter’s youngest daughter. It looks like she has decided to stay out of the spotlight. Still, one thing that is clear is Marshall is a grandfather and a great-grandfather. “I’m a great-grandparent, too. I love it,” Peter told Closer in an Interview. “I have terrific, interesting grandkids. They come to see me, which is great.“

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The former Game show host himself also faced his own bout with the virus along with his wife, Laurie Stewart in 2021. Marshall who turned 97 years old in 2023 was hospitalized and discharged to spend what he thought was his “final days” at home.

“I got through the virus pretty easily, but my system was weakened and I contracted pneumonia,” the Reel to Reel Star told Fox News in April 2021 after he was doing better. “That also turned into sepsis. Any one of those three by themselves is enough to kill someone my age. It took a lot of medical expertise to turn that around. Miraculous, to say the least.“

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Luckily, thanks to the medical team the star’s current wife Laurie Marshall hired to give his round-the-clock care at home, he was able to make a full recovery. As for what kept him pushing to beat the illness, the game show icon did not hesitate to share his love for his family, Yahoo reported.