Mark A. Hollinger, 58, died in his Kennett Square home on Nov. 5 after a yearlong battle with glioblastoma multiforme. He was the devoted husband of Ellen Vosburg Hollinger with whom he shared 26 years of marriage. Born in Lancaster and raised in Woodstown, N.J., he was a son of John Hollinger III and the late Marilyn Herman Hollinger. Mark is also survived by two…
Thomas (Tommy) Roberts Thompson, 96, formerly West Chester, died Oct. 30, after a brief illness. He was preceded in death by his wife Joyce Reyburn Thompson. Born in West Chester, Oct. 20, 1918, he was the second son of the late Frank D. Thompson and Alice Rigg Thompson. He was preceded in death by his two brothers Frank and Jack Tom graduated from the West…
Re: “Blogging Along the Brandywine” I remember the Chris Sanderson Museum back in the 1960s when Chris was still running it himself. There were some wonderful treasures there, but it was an incredible mess. Tommy Thompson did a great job sorting and organizing everything Chris had. Without Tommy and the rest of the board members, the whole place would probably have vanished after Chris died. …