<P> After 30 years in the Navy, Frank Beardsley retired in 1966 . Looking to buy a business, in 1968 he bought a nut and candy store named Morrow's Nut House located in Monterey, California . </P> <P> Frank Beardsley operated the business with the help of the older children, including two sons who had returned from active duty in the Marines . At the time, Helen served on then - Governor Ronald Reagan's Advisory Council on the Status of Women . Later, the family owned three bakeries . </P> <P> Frank and Helen Beardsley's marriage lasted until her death in Healdsburg, California, on April 26, 2000, aged 70, from Parkinson's Disease and a stroke . Frank Beardsley later remarried . He died on December 11, 2012 at age of 97 . </P> <P> According to Kermit Schafer, a member of the audience on The Tonight Show provided a classic quip when the Beardsleys appeared on the show with all those children . The family had just left the stage, and the show had cut to a commercial break . Johnny Carson was in awe of the huge family and he said, "I have only three kids . I don't know how they do it ." Someone in the seats stood up and hollered, "Oh, yes, you do!" </P>

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