Ear to Tampa Bay
will be dedicated to the memory of
Suzanne Ruley, director of development
for the Pinellas Community Foundation,
who was also known for helping RCS,
Ruth Eckerd Hall and as the cultural
arts specialist for the city of Clearwater,
and sadly recently lost her battle against
COVID-19. 9
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CHRISTY HUPP
Matthew Haicken, who has a solo law practice in Manhattan and is the son of the late
Dr. Barry Haicken and Vivian Haicken of Belleair Bluffs, and Julie Raskin of Chicago, who works
for the city of New York City to implement sending zero waste to landfills, were married on
April 20, 2020 in their Brooklyn apartment during a private ceremony officiated by Mornings on 1
television show host Pat Kiernan, witnessed via Zoom by family members, and broadcast live to
thousands of the show’s viewers before the couple’s honeymoon in the Catskills.
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Jimmy Zimmerman,
son of Pam and Chip
Zimmerman of Safety
Harbor, and Allison
“Ali” Bungert, daughter
of Charlene and Mardy
Gordon of Crystal Beach,
were married in a private
ceremony on 3 Rooker
Island in Palm Harbor
on November 25, 2020
after postponing their
more elaborate wedding
plans due to COVID-19.
The Zimmermans and
their daughter Aylamae,
who reside in Palm
Harbor, look forward to
celebrating their marriage
later with others.
Michelle Inlow, daughter of Marguerita
(and stepfather Roger) Smith of Dallas and
Larry (and stepmother Laura) Franklin of
Las Vegas, and Janie Thornley, daughter
of Christy (and stepfather Bob) Hupp,
owners of My Favorite Things in downtown
Dunedin, and Bob Thornley of Orlando, were
married January 2, 2021, during an intimate
ceremony outside Dallas in Irving, Texas,
which was attended by family members and
a limited number of friends. The Thornleys,
who had made pre-COVID plans for a large
wedding in Dunedin, Florida in April 2020,
live in Irving, Texas.
Dr. Cedric J. Peirce, a chemist
and post-doctoral fellow at
Rockefeller University working
with others on a COVID-19
vaccine, who is the son of
Dr. Cedric D. Peirce and
Charlotte P. Brown of New
York City, and Christine L.
Schumaker, a United Airlines
flight attendant and the
daughter of Lieselore “Lilo”
Barnes of Clearwater and
Dr. Duane J. Schumaker of
Cookeville, Tennessee, were
married privately on December
22, 2020 at the Clearwater
Court House before dining
with family at the home of
Lilo and her husband Geoffrey
Barnes. The newlyweds reside
in Clearwater.
Shelby Danielle
McMullen, daughter
of Karen and
Brett McMullen of
Clearwater, and Joseph
Frank Blattenberger,
son of Denise Donahue
of Mount Holly,
New Jersey, and
David Blattenberger
of Burlington, New
Jersey, were able to
safely include family
members and friends
for their alfresco
wedding and indoor
dinner reception held
at Carlouel Yacht Club
in Clearwater Beach
on January 23rd. The
newlyweds are at
home in Clearwater.