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Speaking about the first time they met, Henry\u00a0said<\/a>, \u201cShe was wearing purple parachute pants, and she had red hair, and without her even saying a word, I thought, \u2018Woah, beautiful woman standing in front of me\u2019. I came back to the store the next week, and she was there. And within 10 minutes, I learned how strong she is.\u201d<\/p>\n When Henry returned to the same store for his coat a week later, Stacey almost refused his offer to go on a date. Of course, she eventually agreed and, before they knew it, they were dating.<\/p>\n A step further than dating, Stacey and her then-four-year-old son moved in with Henry just before the couple decided to marry in 1978.<\/p>\n After being married at the same Manhattan synagogue where Winkler was bar mitzvahed, the couple had to begin navigating Henry\u2019s growing fame. Stacey often had to cope with the large amount of female attention he began receiving.<\/p>\n Despite the couple\u2019s union, Stacey explained that women still continued approaching their husband. She expressed that she simply had to learn to deal with it, knowing that such attention was a good sign for his career.<\/p>\n She went so far as to\u00a0say<\/a>, \u201dPeople would rush up to Henry and literally walk over my feet. One time I said, \u2018You\u2019ve just completely ruined my stockings.\u2019 And this woman said, \u2018But I love Fonzie!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Compared to future hurdles, female fans were not of great concern to the couple.<\/p>\n Henry and Stacey welcomed daughter Zoey in 1980 and son Max in 1983, living for years with their children and careers.<\/p>\n Max Daniel Winkler decided to follow his father\u2019s footsteps in Hollywood and is a writer, director, and producer working on popular productions such as \u201cNew Girl\u201d and \u201cCrazy Ex-Girlfriend,\u201d and more.<\/p>\n In the late \u201990s, however, things took a sad turn for the family. Stacey was faced with a new challenge when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.<\/p>\n Stacey quickly went into remission. This lasted for some time, until 2007 when her cancer sadly returned. At this point, she experienced\u00a0a double mastectomy<\/a>\u00a0and has lived cancer-free since.<\/p>\n In support of his loving wife, Henry has become very involved in breast cancer awareness. Winkler was invited as the guest speaker at the 13th<\/sup>\u00a0annual \u201cIn The Pink of Health\u201d Luncheon, an event that is one of many run by the organization to raise money for breast cancer patients and their families.<\/p>\n Before Stacey was diagnosed, Henry was already supporting those who suffer from cancer, even appearing at an all-star basketball game for the American Cancer Society in 1976.<\/p>\n With mutual support and respect, Henry and his wife have been able to maintain a long and healthy marriage. They do not keep their love a secret even though they claim there is not just one reason for their marital success.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Henry Winkler is a name most people are familiar with because of the iconic roles the actor has portrayed in his long career. Most notably, Winkler is known for his role of Arthur \u201cFonzie\u201d Fonzarelli in \u201cHappy Days,\u201d a character that is still highly referenced in pop culture today. When Stacey and Henry met, the…<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/cdn-main.newsner.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2022\/09\/05193418\/shutterstock_1647086794.jpg\")
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