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I was just talking to my brother Chris Weaver and he has been working on a project beautifying the front of his Neighbourhood

Gemini memory export: Family & Relationships Spouse: Lauren Tedder, second-generation tattoo artist specializing in American Traditional. Currently pregnant (second child expected May 2026). Son: Ronen Jeffrey, third generation growing up in tattoo culture. Father-in-law: Jeff Cohen, founded The Custom Tattoo Company in 1983 (passed 2018). Pets: French Bulldogs, supplied via Chewy Autoship with Purina Pro Plan, VICTOR dog food, and PureBites treats.

WordPress page from tedderfamilytattooing.com: "Third Generation" (https://tedderfamilytattooing.com/third-generation/) Third Generation: The Story Continues. Ronen Tedder is growing up the same way his mother did: in a tattoo shop. The machines are familiar background noise. The flash on the walls is part of the scenery. The artists coming and going, the clients sitting down, the steady hum of a working studio, it's all just home. He doesn't know yet what The Custom Tattoo Company means in the larger story of his family. In May 2026, the family grows again. Dave and Lauren are expecting their second child. Whether the kids follow their parents and grandfather into the craft or find their own paths, the foundation is there. Three generations of The Custom Tattoo Company. A shop that started with Jeff Cohen in 1983, carried forward by Dave and Lauren, and now part of the world their children are growing up in. The story doesn't need to be forced. It just continues.

WordPress page from tedderfamilytattooing.com: "Lauren Tedder" (https://tedderfamilytattooing.com/lauren-tedder/) Lauren Tedder: Traditional Americana, Dotwork, Fineline. Lauren Tedder grew up in a tattoo shop. Her father, Jeff Cohen, founded The Custom Tattoo Company in Havelock, North Carolina, in 1983. While other kids grew up around offices or classrooms, Lauren grew up around machines, flash, and the steady rhythm of a working tattoo studio. That upbringing gave her something that can't be taught in an apprenticeship: an intuitive understanding of what a tattoo shop is supposed to feel like, how it runs, what the standards are. Lauren's career took her beyond Havelock before it brought her back. She worked at Bulldog Tattoo in Corsica, France, and at Thunderbolt Tattoo in Atlanta, Georgia. Both experiences sharpened her technical ability and broadened her perspective. Working in different shops, under different conditions, with different clientele develops range. Her specialties span Traditional Americana, Dotwork, and Fineline. The Traditional work connects her to the same lineage her father practiced. The Dotwork and Fineline reflect a precision and patience that define her personal approach. Lauren's work is deliberate. Every dot, every line, every decision serves the piece. When Jeff passed away in October 2018, Lauren returned to The Custom Tattoo Company. She and Dave took the shop forward together. For Lauren, the return was personal in a way that goes beyond business. This was her father's shop. Running it is an act of continuation, not just commerce. Today, Lauren co-owns The Custom Tattoo Company with Dave. She handles the business operations alongside her own tattooing practice.

WordPress page from tedderfamilytattooing.com: "Jeff Cohen" (https://tedderfamilytattooing.com/jeff-cohen/) Jeff Cohen (1947-2018), Founder of The Custom Tattoo Company. Jeffrey Cohen was born November 6, 1947, in the Bronx, New York. He grew up scrappy, resourceful. He joined the Navy. The military took him out of New York and showed him the rest of the country. Before tattooing, Jeff worked at Pike in Long Beach, California. He spent time in Chicago and New York City. Tattooing found him somewhere along the way, and once it did, the rest of the story wrote itself. In 1983, Jeff opened The Custom Tattoo Company in Havelock, North Carolina, directly across the street from the gates of Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. The location was deliberate. Marines coming and going, young service members looking for their first tattoo or their tenth. The shop became a fixture, as much a part of the base culture as the barracks and the PX. Jeff ran The Custom Tattoo Company for over three decades. He wasn't chasing trends or building a brand. He was running a shop, the way shop owners did before social media turned tattooing into a spectator sport. Walk-ins were welcome. The flash was on the wall. The work got done. He raised a family in and around that shop. His daughter Lauren grew up watching him work. His son-in-law Dave Tedder would eventually join him. Jeff Cohen passed away on October 19, 2018, at age 70. What he left behind was more than a business. The Custom Tattoo Company was a place, a reputation, and a standard. The family he raised in that shop now runs it. Everything that followed, the awards, the art, the next generation, all of it traces back to a shop across from Cherry Point and the man who opened the door. Milestones: 1947 born in the Bronx. Navy service. Long Beach, Chicago, NYC. 1983 founded The Custom Tattoo Company. 2018 passed away October 19, age 70.