Rian Thomas Maurer

Rian Thomas Maurer of Manakin-Sabot died on Dec. 27, 2015, several hours after his birth. Rian, son of Christi and Alex Maurer, was born at 25 weeks, along with his brother, Caiden Patrick Maurer. The twins suffered from twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome but endured in utero thanks to the efforts of the medical teams at Johns Hopkins and MCV.

Rian succumbed following an emergency delivery at MCV, where Caiden remains in good condition. Rian is survived by his parents, Christi and Alex; his siblings Caiden, Rory, Lily and Gaige; his grandmother, Tracy Thornton; grandfather Jack Hall; grandparents Charles and Betty Maurer, great-grandmother Pamela Harper and many loving aunts, uncles and cousins.

A memorial service for Rian will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 10, at Woody's Funeral Home on Parham Road.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in memory of Rian Thomas Maurer to the TTTS Support team at tttsgriefsupport.com or by mail to TTTS Support Team, 757 Hawthorne Road Bethlehem, PA 18018. Donations can also be made by mail to the Neonatal ICU at VCU. Letters should be addressed to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, 1213 E. Clay St., P.O. Box 985912 Richmond, VA 23219. Checks should be made payable to the 'NICU Penny Fund.'