In Loving Memory of
Robert Malcolm Shull
Robert Malcolm Shull, 74, went to be with the Lord on July 27, 2025, at the University Medical Center of Princeton at Plainsboro, after a courageous journey with frontotemporal dementia and aphasia.
Born in Roslyn, New York, Robert was the son of the late Gilbert Malcolm Shull and Karen (Lunde) Shull. He spent his early years in Old Lyme, Connecticut, later moving to Bernardsville, New Jersey, and settling in Princeton in 1990 — a place he came to call home.
Robert is survived by his sister, Dr. Susan Shull of Burlington, Vermont; his brother, Thomas Shull, and sister-in-law Lorraine Shull of Arundel, U.K. He leaves behind his beloved wife of nearly 30 years, Cynthia Dalton (McHenry) Shull; his daughters, Kristen Shull (Alex Melville) and Karen Shull; and his treasured granddaughter, Gwendolyn Melville. He is also lovingly remembered by his stepchildren, Tim Dalton (Angela Grenier) and Alison Mason (Thomas Mason), and his step-grandchildren: Lily Mason, McHenry Mason, Halsten Mason, Madison Dalton, Alexis Dalton, Timothy Dalton, Natalie Grenier, and a caring aide Isaac Otabil.
Robert attended Morristown Prep (now Morristown-Beard School), where he was a proud champion wrestler. He studied at Indiana University before launching a successful career in advertising on Madison Avenue, where he formed many lasting friendships. He was previously married to Emily Swartzentruber, mother of his daughters Karen and Kristen.
Later in life, Robert followed his entrepreneurial spirit and opened a record store, blending his love of music with his gift for connecting with people. A lifelong musician, he played bass guitar in several bands and sang bass in the
St. Matthews Church Choir. His music brought joy and rhythm to every room he entered.
Robert met Cynthia at a church support group, and their bond blossomed into a loving partnership rooted in faith, family, and shared adventures. He retired in 2015 from Munich Re-Insurance in Plainsboro, where he worked in Information Technology.
Robert will be remembered for his humor, warmth, and compassion. He was quick with a joke, loved cooking for family and friends, and found peace at his shore house — listening to music, enjoying the ocean breeze, and spending time with his loyal dog, William. For over two decades, he was a devoted member of a Bible Study Group, and his greatest legacy remains the love he gave and the memories he created with those closest to him.
An active and dedicated member of the Princeton community, Robert volunteered with Friends of Princeton Open Space, sang in the St. Matthews Episcopal Choir, and was a member of The Nassau Club. He served as Treasurer of the High Barbaree Association (Harvey Cedars, NJ), was a member of the Barnegat Light Yacht Club, enjoyed games with The Poker Gang, and shared his musical talents with the Hazbins Band.
A private graveside service was held at Princeton Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Robert’s memory to support the Penn Frontotemporal Degeneration (FTD) Center. Checks can be sent to: Attn. FTD Center, 3535 Market Street, Suite 750, Philadelphia, PA 19104, made payable to: Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. Please include “In Memory of Robert Shull.”
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Ana Palacios Timoney
Ana Palacios Timoney, beloved wife of the late John H. Timoney, and mother of Maria Teresa (Tess), Francis, Mark, and Michael Timoney, died peacefully at home on July 28, 2025.
Born October 23, 1928 to Leonor and Maximo Palacios, Ana grew up in San Antonio, Texas. She attended San Antonio College before coming to New York City to live in Greenwich Village and study at NYU. Ana joined the United States Foreign Service and in 1958 was assigned to La Paz, Bolivia, where she met John. They married in La Paz and went on to live and raise their family in Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, New York, the Midwest, and Berkeley, California before coming to Princeton in 1978 where she worked for Princeton University until she retired.
Ana was widely traveled, widely read, resolute, and elegant. Despite so many destinations, she maintained friendships made along the way. Ana and John frequently hosted extraordinary gatherings for family, friends, and colleagues from around the world. Their home, decorated with beautiful art collected throughout their travels, was a place where people felt welcomed and engaged.
Ana was an exceptionally loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was happiest surrounded by her family. In addition to her children and their spouses, she is survived by her 10 grandchildren and great-grandson, as well as her sister Carmen Underwood. She is predeceased by her sister Antonia Peets. She will be remembered for her unfailing grace and generosity.
The Funeral Mass will be held on August 14, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. at St Paul’s Catholic Church in Princeton.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home, Princeton.
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Peter L. Krasnoff
Peter L. Krasnoff, 61, entrepreneur, banking executive, pilot, beloved friend, and devoted father, died of natural causes at his home in Pennington, NJ, on July 10, 2025.
Born and raised in Princeton, Peter graduated from Princeton High School. He ventured westward for college, graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University, where he was a Phi Kappa Psi fraternity brother first, and an Economics major second. Not quite ready for the real world, Peter spent time pursuing his true love, flying, and worked as a flight instructor in South Carolina. A true Princetonian, Peter made his way back to the Princeton area, to start his career in banking, and where he lived the rest of his life.
Peter began his banking career as a management trainee, and was selected to attend the Stonier Graduate School of Banking, where he graduated with honors. He rose through the ranks to become Vice President at several banks over the years. Eventually his entrepreneurial spirit and independent streak led him to strike out on his own. He left the banking world to found Krasnoff Capital Management and the Krasnoff Domestic Growth Fund, which he managed successfully for almost 25 years. Peter also founded several small businesses, based on whichever of his brilliant ideas he could bring to life.
Along the way, Pete always found time for flying. Before he graduated from high school, he had earned his glider license and was racking up hours toward his private power single engine license. He went on to become an accomplished competition glider pilot, competing in contests across the country. He earned his glider instructor’s license and taught and mentored many new pilots. Pete delighted in giving glider rides to friends and family, to share the joy of soaring.
Pete’s outgoing nature allowed him to gather a community of cherished friends around him, from every corner of his life, old friends and new — those who knew him as “Kraz” and those who met him later on — anyone who appreciated his wacky sense of humor, creative pranks, left-handed intelligence, and entertaining storytelling. Pete loved to throw a good party, big or small, not just for the fun of it, but for the love of his family and friends.
An exceptionally devoted father, Pete spent as much time as he could with his daughter Anya. She was his life.
He is survived by his beloved daughter Anya; sister Stephanie, brother-in-law Moise, and niece Carly; cousins who were like brothers, their wives, and their children; and many close friends who were also his family. Peter is pre-deceased by his father and fellow pilot, Eugene L. Krasnoff and his mother and partner in revelry, Ann M. Kellogg.
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mercer County or Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Memorial service to be held August 24, 2025, at 11 a.m. at the Mather-Hodge Funeral Home.
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Barbara Lena Weigel
Barbara Lena Weigel, 104, died Friday, August 1, 2025. Born in Princeton, NJ, she moved to Hampton in 1944 where she went to work at NACA/NASA as a Human Computer/Mathematician, retiring in 1980 after 36 years of service.
She was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church of Hampton and had been a member of Grace Fellowship for the last 20 or so years. She was very active in both churches. Christ was everything to her and she gave much of her time in His service. She was very supportive of the Missions Ministry at Grace Fellowship, especially in Uganda where a Christian church and school had been built. She also supported the Wycliff biblical translations and had funded their disbursement.
Barbara had always kept up with friends from her high school and college years and met regularly for lunch with the NASA Alumni Association. She had many friends from all the walks of life she traveled.
Preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Lena Weigel ,and her brother, Henry S. Weigel, she is survived by her nieces, Susan E. Troeger and Barbara Kelley; her nephew, Bruce E. Weigel; great-nephews, Grant and Andrew Troeger and Travis Weigel; and cousins, Michael Clohessey, Barbara Weigel Monk, Dorinda Weigel Davidson, Jay Weigel, and Eileen Weigel Kreiling.
Visitation will be on Saturday, August 16, 2025 from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Kimble Funeral Home, 1 Hamilton Avenue, Princeton, NJ, immediately followed by a funeral service. Miss Weigel will be buried with her parents in Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, NJ.
Memorials may be made to the Grace Fellowship Church Mission Fund, 609 Aberdeen Road, Hampton, VA 23661, Attn: Peggy Davis. In the memo line please specify that it’s for the Ugandan Mission church and school.
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Dr. Salah S. El-Shakhs, Ph.D.
Dr. Salah S. El-Shakhs, Ph.D., 90, of Princeton, New Jersey; Wellfleet, Massachusetts; and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, died after a brief illness on July 17, 2025, in Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania. He was buried the next day at The Princeton Cemetery following prayers at the Islamic Society of Central Jersey. A Celebration of Life is being planned for later this year.
Salah is survived by his beloved wife of 58 years, Judy Page Coghlin El-Shakhs, and their three children: Tamer, Hisham (Jennifer), and Muna (David), as well as four cherished grandchildren: Benen, Malek, Galena, and Billy. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews around the world, and countless friends who will miss him dearly.
Born on February 23, 1935, in Shirbin, Egypt, Salah was the youngest of four children. With two older brothers Abdel Rahman and Abdel Monem, and an older sister Nafeesa. With the encouragement of his eldest brother Abdel Rahman who became a teacher, he pursued education with passion. He earned a Bachelor’s in Architecture from Cairo University in 1956, then came to the U.S. on a scholarship to Harvard, where he completed a Master’s in City Planning in 1961 and a Ph.D. in 1965. While in Boston, he met Judy, whom he married in Cairo in 1966.
The couple began their life together in Egypt, where Salah was Director of Long-Range Planning for Greater Cairo and served on the Presidential Advisory Committee on National Housing Strategies. Their sons Tamer and Hisham were born during this time. In 1969, the family returned to the U.S., settling in Princeton, where their daughter Muna was born and Salah began a long and distinguished career at Rutgers University.
At Rutgers, Salah became a professor of urban planning and the founding director of the School of Urban and Regional Policy (a predecessor to the Bloustein School). He also chaired Urban Studies and directed the Committee on Middle Eastern Studies. He received the university’s Presidential Award for Distinguished Public Service and retired in 2005.
Salah’s work as a planner, scholar, and consultant had global reach. He was a Senior Fulbright Scholar in Egypt and presented research at leading institutions across Asia, Europe, and North America. He consulted for organizations including the UN, US AID, and Dar Al Handassah, and contributed to city planning projects in Egypt, Libya, Nigeria, and Saudi Arabia. His writings explored urban development in the Muslim world, systems of cities, and modernization in developing nations.
Among his most treasured roles was mentoring international students through the Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program, which he coordinated at Rutgers from 1995 to 2005. The Fellows — mid-career professionals from around the world — were welcomed into his home and heart. He postponed retirement more than once to remain involved and maintained lifelong friendships with many of them.
Despite his many professional achievements, Salah was, above all, a devoted husband, father, and friend. He embraced life with joy — traveling, dancing, laughing, and sharing good food. His love of the ocean drew him to Wellfleet, where summer days were spent at Newcomb Hollow Beach, and to Fort Lauderdale, where winters brought sun, surf, and gatherings with friends. A photo he took of Newcomb Hollow was once featured on the cover of Wellfleet Magazine, and he continued boogie boarding well into his 80s.
Even in retirement, Salah never slowed down. He worked out daily, danced at every opportunity — from country line dancing in New Jersey to salsa in Florida — and kept a full calendar of visits with friends and family. He and Judy hosted summer and winter gatherings, never missing a chance to celebrate life and loved ones.
When asked about future living arrangements after his 90th birthday, Salah laughed off the idea of slowing down, saying, “I’m in the prime of my life!” Even as illness came suddenly, he reflected with gratitude: “I’ve had a wonderful life and done everything I wanted to do.”
He leaves behind not only an impressive legacy of scholarship and service, but also a model of generosity, curiosity, and joy. His greatest accomplishments were rooted in his love — for Judy, for his children and grandchildren, and for a life fully lived.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Salah’s honor to Islamic Relief USA or to the Islamic Society of Central Jersey.
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