Obituary: Russell Stewart Peck

Russell Stewart Peck, of Moorestown, NJ, passed away on May 18, 2017, at the age of 52. He was born in Camden NJ in 1965 and moved from Haddonfield, NJ, to Moorestown, NJ, in 1968. Russell was a graduate of Moorestown High Class of 1983. In his years at MHS, he was on the soccer and track teams.

He spent five summers in Maine at Flying Moose Lodge. After receiving his B.A. in Economics from Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., in 1987, where he was a member of The Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity, Russell came back to Linden, his family home.

At the advice of his father, Russell pursued and secured positions with business equipment firms in a sales and sales training capacity. It was at this time, he became a member of The Union League of Philadelphia.

Soon, thereafter, Russell met the love of his life, Erin Lee Foley, at The Jug Handle Inn. The two bought a house in Moorestown and were married in 1994.

Russell entered a training program in 1994 with Smith Barney, pursuing a career as a financial
advisor in his late father’s profession.

The couple was blessed with four sons in the following five years: Austin Stewart Peck, Collins Reed Peck, Liam George Peck and Aidan Lee Peck.

Russell spent a great deal of his time coaching and attending various community sports’ teams and events of his boys as well as caring for his ailing mother.

After the turmoil on Wall Street in 2008-2009, Russell moved his practice from Smith Barney to Stifel Nicolaus and then to Wells Fargo Advisors until the time of his passing.

Russell is survived by his bride and their four sons.

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday , May 30, 11 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church of Moorestown, 101 Bridgeboro Road, Moorestown, NJ. Interment will be private.

Please no flowers. Memorial contributions may be made to Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, Pa., 19111-2497, or the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pa., 19104.

Condolences may be left at www.lewisfuneralhomemoorestown.com.