Tending the Flock



Deaths –

Peter Muser, brother of Rainer Muser (Frances Slade) died on June 17, 2025, in Karlsruhe, Germany.

Dorothy Fullam died in Skillman, New Jersey on June 7, 2025.

Robert Duffy, fiancé of Matthew Pigman, died in Mt. Laurel, New Jersey on May 15, 2025.

Benjamin Yeh, husband of Emily Liu, father of Jonathan Yeh and Symphony Tsai, died in Princeton, New Jersey on May 15, 2025.

Bill Wakefield, husband of Pam Wakefield, father of Wendy Davis, J.B. Wakefield, and Liza Peck, father-in-law of Steve Heaps, grandfather of Kylie, Dana, and Will Davis; Owen and Emma Heaps; Will, Tess, Gray, and Drew Wakefield; and Griffin, Kirby, Merritt, and Sawyer Peck, grandfather-in-law of Doug Shapiro, Jason Yanowitz, and Kevin Halliday, and great-grandfather of Adair Shapiro-Davis, died in Princeton, New Jersey on May 5, 2025 .

John Valvanis, father of Nick Valvanis, father-in-law of Lauren Valvanis, grandfather of Charlotte and Alexander Valvanis, died in Westwood, New Jersey on May 2, 2025.

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Births –

Charlotte Lynn Countryman, daughter of Michelle Leonard Countryman and Landon Countryman, granddaughter of Mark and Ginger Leonard, was born on April 8, 2025, in Orlando, Florida.

Callum Thomas Ciniglio, son of Susan and Alejandro Coniglio, and brother of Emma and Alden, was born on March 7, 2025, in Plainsboro, New Jersey.

Magnus “Mac” Chalker Somerville, son of Marissa Chalker and George Somerville, brother of Ross, was born on February 19, 2025, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Maisey Siena Yang, daughter of Louise and Sam Yang, sister of Kingsley, was born on January 25, 2025, in Plainsboro, New Jersey.

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Marriages –

Christian Giles, son of Jan Giles, married Livi Besselaar on June 21, 2025, in Tucker’s Point, Bermuda.

Brooks Philip Herr, son of Rachel and Mark Herr, brother of Julia, Sarah, and Gardiner Herr, married Micaela Lynch Dussel on March 29, 2025, in Roslyn, New York.

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