My sister, Judith Merkle Riley, writes historical novels (1, 2, 3, 4).
My father, Theodore Charles Merkle, Jr., ran Project Pluto.
My grand uncle was Fred Merkle, of baseball fame.
A picture of my great grandfather, Ernst John Karl Merkle, and some family members (including Fred).
EJK Merkle was born April 9, 1865, in Basel, Switzerland.
The memorial service (mp3) for Raymond Shaw, my wife's paternal grandfather.