Robert Theodore "Ted" Ammon was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to Robert E. Ammon and Betty Lee Morris.

Ted Ammon married Randee Day, who was also a member of the Bank of America's executive-training program. They later moved to England.

Ted Ammon was recruited by Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co. (KKR), a private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts, following his legal work on a KKR deal and his divorce from his first wife.

Ted Ammon served as an associate at Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co.

Ted Ammon and Generosa Rand LeGaye married. Generosa met Ted when she called him after he failed to keep an appointment for an apartment she was to show him.

Ted Ammon served as a general partner at Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co.

Ted Ammon left KKR to establish Big Flower Press, which later became Vertis Holdings, Inc.

Ted and Generosa Ammon adopted twins Greg and Alexa from the village of Medvedivtsi in Ukraine.

Vertis went public.

Ted Ammon served as chief executive officer of Vertis.

Vertis was acquired by a group of investors, including Ammon, in a private leveraged recapitalization.

Ted Ammon served as chairman of the board at Vertis.

Ted Ammon and Generosa Ammon signed a custody agreement as they neared finalization of their divorce.

Ted Ammon was found murdered in his weekend home in East Hampton. He was in the midst of a divorce from Generosa Ammon.

Generosa Ammon married Daniel Pelosi, four months after Ted Ammon's death.