January 15, 2016 - ChaddsFordLive.com

Bernard “Bo” J. Radecki Jr. of Avondale

Bernard “Bo” J. Radecki Jr., 56, of Avondale, died suddenly Tuesday, Jan. 12, at his home in Avondale.

Born in Kingston, Pa., he was a son of Bernard and Frances (Henicheck) Radecki Sr. of Avondale.

Bo graduated from Wilkes University with a bachelor of science degree in accounting and Goldey Beacom College with a bachelor of science degree in Information Technology.

Bo was general manager for Pizza Hut in Wilmington. In his early years, he excelled as an athlete. He was a pitcher for the Howell High School baseball team in New Jersey and was also the quarterback for the football team. He went on to pitch for Wilkes University. In 1972, he pitched, and helped win the New Jersey State Little League title.

He loved the outdoors, including fishing and hiking through the woods. He also loved canning and was known for his pickles and tomatoes.

Survivors include in addition to his parents, one daughter, Jennifer Shovlin (Jeff) of Tobyhanna; one brother, Randall Radecki (Michele) of New London; one sister, Karen Olson (Randy) of Charlottesville, Va.; one grand-daughter Savannah; one grandson to be, Carter and three nieces and nephews, Austen, Abigail and Jessica.

You are invited to visit with Bo’s family and friends from 10 – 11 am Thursday, Jan. 21 at St. Gabriel Of The Sorrowful Mother Church, 8910 Gap Newport Pike (Rt. 41) in Avondale. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 11. Interment will be held privately. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Brandywine River Museum C/O Director of Development, Brandywine Conservancy P.O. Box 141 Chadds Ford, PA 19317. Arrangements are by Kuzo & Grieco 610-444-4116. Condolences may be made at www.griecocares.com

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Roadwork for week of Jan. 16

Along the Ford

PennDOT has announced the following road projects, which are weather-dependent and could affect residents in the greater Chadds Ford area during the week of Jan. 16 through Jan. 23. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones.

Route 1 in Concord Township will be the site of lane restrictions between Powell and Stoney Bank roads from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Crews will be working on turning-lane reconfigurations through Friday, Feb. 12.

Drivers on Route 1 in Concord Township will also experience lane closures between Brinton Lake Road and Applied Card Way. Crews will continue working on roadway modifications and utility installation connected to the Mainline Health Care complex. The work is scheduled from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Saturday, Jan. 30.

A lane closure will be needed on Route 52 between Hillendale and Byron roads in Kennett Township for gas main installation. Crews are scheduled to work from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19, through Tuesday, Jan. 26.

Work is continuing on the project to widen Route 202, which is scheduled for completion in August 2016. Motorists should expect delays for traffic pattern shifts in Tredyffrin and East Whiteland townships.

Further south on Route 202, crews will be working between Route 1 and 926 in Westtown, Thornbury and Birmingham townships on pothole patching. The work is scheduled from Tuesday, Jan. 19, through Friday, Jan. 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Patching is also scheduled on Route 322 in West Goshen and East Bradford townships. Crews will be working between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 22.

Utility installation will continue to result in lane restrictions on Penn Green Road at Starr Road in New Garden Township through Friday, Jan. 22. Crews are scheduled to work from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Work will continue on the Speakman Covered Bridge in East Fallowfield and West Marlborough townships. Frog Hollow Road between Concord Bridge and Strasburg roads will be closed and detoured until the estimated completion date of Sept. 20.

Burnt Mill Road in Kennett Township remains closed and detoured indefinitely between Norway and Spring Mill roads while advance work continues on repairs to the Burnt Mill Bridge, which was closed on April 24, 2014.

The Birmingham Road Bridge in Birmingham Township is also closed indefinitely to repair structural damage discovered in September. Posted detours will be in effect between Lambourne Road and Stoney Run Drive.

The road-widening project continues on Route 100 in Uwchlan and West Whiteland townships. Lane closures will be in effect between Swedesford Road and Route 113 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 18, through Friday, Jan. 22, for seeding and pavement marker installation.

If you want to report potholes and other roadway maintenance concerns on state roads, call 610-566-0972 in Delaware County or 484-340-3200 in Chester County, or visit www.dot.state.pa.us and click on “submit feedback.”

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Police: Missing 64-year-old woman found safe

Police

State police from the Avondale barracks said a missing, endangered 64-year-old woman from Lower Oxford Township has been safely returned to her family.

In a press release, state police from the Avondale barracks said Mary Jane Poe, who was reported missing on Wednesday, Jan. 6, was located in Philadelphia by Philadelphia Police on Wednesday, Jan. 13.

Police said Poe’s last known location was in Philadelphia in the area of Moravian and South 17th streets on Jan. 6. Poe was considered endangered because she suffers from diabetes and did not have her medication, police said.

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Agency to increase support for abuse victims

Health

With domestic and sexual violence affecting one in every four women in the U.S., a national nonprofit has named La Comunidad Hispana (LCH) as one of six recipients of funding to expand support systems for victims.

Futures Without Violence identified the Kennett Square nonprofit for assistance to promote the safety and health of people seeking services. LCH will work with the Domestic Violence Center of Chester County (DVCCC) to strengthen an existing partnership. LCH has hosted a satellite DVCCC office since 2011, a LCH press release said.

“Domestic violence and sexual abuse can directly impact a woman’s health – even increasing her risk for chronic health outcomes, such as asthma and heart disease, unintended pregnancies, HIV/AIDS and depression,” Lisa James, director of health at Futures Without Violence, said in the release. “These six outstanding health-care centers and domestic violence programs are in a unique position to detect and respond to signs of abuse among their patients, and have the potential to make a tremendous impact in their communities.”

Alisa Jones, LCH’s president and CEO, called the collaboration an essential service. “With our partnership, an LCH provider who sees a patient that has experienced domestic violence has an immediate, in-house referral and communication outlet with a DVCCC counselor,” she said in the release. “These patients are in a vulnerable state, and as a team we can provide them the immediate care and resources they need.”

The pilot program is funded through a collaboration of U.S. department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Since 1996, Futures Without Violence has managed the National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence, supported by the DHHS Administration for Children and Families, Family Violence Prevention and Services Program to provide resources and trainings to health practitioners and advocates across the country and promote model health responses to intimate partner violence. For more information, visit www.acf.hhs.gov/fvpsa.

LCH has served the southern Chester County community for more than 40 years as a multi-service, bilingual nonprofit that changes lives through health care, social assistance, and education and workforce development. To learn more, go to www.LaComunidadHispana.org.

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