Jason Scott Fleming, 48, died April 11, 2026 at Lehigh Valley Muhlenberg Hospital. Born in Montclair, NJ, he was the son of Wendy E. Fleming and the late Victor E. Fleming.

He attended Montclair Public Schools and Rutgers University, where he met his wife and completed his graduate degree also at Rutgers University, obtaining a doctorate degree in Forensic Psychology.

He worked for the New Jersey Training School with the Juvenile Justice Commission and Rutgers University and performed family/child evaluations and court testimony while working in private practice at Associates in Psychological Services in Somerville, NJ. He ended his career working as the Director of Mental Health Services for Essex County Correctional Facility in Newark, NJ.

He had a deep love for sports.

He is survived by his wife, Talya Kianti Fleming; and his two sons, Jalen Pierce Fleming and Titan James Fleming; his mother, Wendy Elaine Fleming; his brother Richard Aaron Fleming; his sister, Stephanie Yvonne Fleming-Davis and her husband (Arthur Lee Davis Jr.); his nieces Solangé Lubin, Naomi Fleming, Aria Williams; his nephews Kai Davis, Miles Williams, Jordan Davis, Evan Williams along with a host of family and friends.

Arrangements were made by Martin’s Home for Service.