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Eventually, Mial married Margaret Lawler, the bookkeeper he had hired from the start of his business. Together, they had six children: Edward, Olive, Bud, Warren, George, and Margaret. All three sons worked in the business for their father at different times, but Edward and Bud both went on to pursue other careers, Edward at United Shoe and Bud at General Electric.
During the pre-World War II years, Townsend Oil provided fuel for 600 customers and had just 2 trucks on the road to service them. In 1945, after returning from World War II, Warren joined his father in the family business. His primary role was delivering fuel and servicing customers. This was a dynamic period for Townsend Energy and one of great transition. Homes and businesses were rapidly converting from kerosene and coal to heating oil for central heating and domestic hot water generation. And, after listening to its customers inquire time and again about maintenance and repair of their heating systems, Townsend Energy decided to add HVAC service and installations to its offerings, which quickly became one of its core competencies.