Theodore (Teddy) Gene Dieker, son of Alyson and Joseph Dieker of Overland Park, Kansas, was born March 6. 

Teddy has two older brothers, Tommy and Louie. He is the grandson of Jody (Gottlieb) and Dennis Ervin of Overland Park, Kansas; Mike Cotlar of Kansas City, Missouri; and Denis Dieker of Olathe, Kansas and the late Shirley Dieker. He is the great-grandson of Sandy Cotlar of St. Louis, Missouri; and Neomia Clegg of Wichita, Kansas; and the late Pearl and Sam Gottlieb and Stanley Cotlar.

Teddy is named after his maternal great-grandmother, Pearl Gottlieb, and paternal grandmother, Shirley Dieker.