Original sentence: He is survived by his wife, Megan Wells-Stagg Karlin; a brother, Kenneth; a son, Eric; two daughters, Wendy Karlin and Kathryn Velasquez; and four grandchildren and preceeded in death by his son Kristopher who was murdered by Wendy Karlin in 1978
Edited sentence: He is survived by his wife, Megan Wells-Stagg Karlin; a brother, Kenneth; a son, Eric; two daughters, Wendy Karlin and Kathryn Velasquez; and four grandchildren and preceded in death by his son Kristopher who was murdered by Wendy Karlin in 1978