inside Toby Keith and Trisha Lucas four decade Love Story Toby Keith may be better known for his patriotic anthems and Rough and Ready party smashes than for his love ballads but he also enjoyed one of country music's longest standing marriages Keith met his wife Trisha Lucas a few years after graduating high school he was working in the Oklahoma oil fields at the time and he and his band spent their free time playing at local taverns teith met Lucas at one of those fateful shows and they married on March 24th 1984 after 3 years together they have three children together Keith adopted Shelly a daughter from a prior relationship whom Lucas brought into the marriage over the next few years they welcomed two more children a daughter named Crystal who later followed in her Father's Footsteps and pursued a career in country music and a son named stellin they've quietly remained one of country music's most steady couples over the years and Trisha has been by her husband's side since his stomach cancer diagnosis which he revealed in June 2022 in March 2023 the pair will mark their 39th wedding anniversary Keith died on February 5th less than 2 months before his 40th wedding anniversary with Trisha Keith died peacefully while surrounded by his family according to a statement released on his social media Pages he fought his fight with Grace and courage the statement added please respect the privacy of his family at this time continue reading to hear more about Keith and Lucas's 40-year Love Story including all of their life's milestones and their work to support pediatric cancer sufferers through the Toby Keith Foundation