After his war service ended in 1946, he returned to Kansas City, Missouri with his wife LaVerne Podoll, who was from Chicago, and the two children which they had at that time. Yudell and Laverne Luke had two more children making a total of four girls.
Pagkatapos ng kanyang digmaan serbisyo natapos noong 1946, siya ay ibabalik sa Kansas City, Missouri sa kanyang asawa LaVerne Podoll, na mula sa Chicago, at ang dalawang anak kung saan sila had sa oras na iyon. Yudell at Laverne Lucas had dalawang mas bata paggawa ng isang kabuuang apat na babae.