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Dorothy M. Devonshire, 92, of Kennett Square, died Friday, Dec. 15, at the Chester County Hospital. She was the wife of Elmer J. Devonshire, who passed away in 1990, and with whom she shared 48 years of marriage.
Born in Coatesville, she was the daughter of the late William Wickersham and the late Rose Gill Wickersham.
Dorothy was a cafeteria worker at the Unionville High School, before her retirement.
She was a member of the Unionville Grange. She enjoyed traveling, camping, playing Bingo and being with her family and friends.
She is survived by one daughter, Jane R. Devonshire of Honey Brook; one brother, Ralph Wickersham of Kennett Square, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by one daughter, Joyce M. Devonshire; one brother, Elisha Wickersham; and one sister, Virginia Hufford.
You are invited to visit with her family and friends from 10 to 11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 21, at the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home, 250 West State Street, Kennett Square. Her Funeral service will follow at 11. Burial will follow at 1 p.m. in the Glenwood Memorial Gardens, 2321 West Chester Pike, Broomall, PA 19008.
To view her online tribute and to share a memory with her family, please visit www.griecocares.com
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Family Promise of Southern Chester County — an affiliate of Family Promise, the nation’s leading nonprofit helping families experiencing homelessness — now includes Pets with a Promise, which allows families to keep their pets while working toward independence in the program.
“We are grateful to Pets with a Promise for this unique and thoughtful gift,” said Family Promise Executive Director Susan Minarchi in a press release. “This gift will allow us to keep our families and their pets together, which will make for a smoother transition for our families.”
The program launched with the help of a $150,000 grant from PetSmart Charities, the leading funder of animal welfare in North America. The money will be disbursed in $2,500 increments to participating Family Promise Affiliates, including right here in Southern Chester County. The funds will allow Family Promise of Southern Chester County to offer direct services to families with pets including boarding, vaccinations, veterinary care, pet supplies, and transportation related to boarding or fostering.
This program continues a five-year effort to address the heartbreaking choice that families often face when losing their homes — to seek shelter or to keep their beloved pet.
Family Promise President Claas Ehlers said in the release, “Just because children and their families lose their homes, they should not have to lose their pets. PetSmart Charities recognizes that its resources can prevent that additional trauma for families and keep the whole family—including its four-legged members—together. With their support and through the work of our 200-plus Family Promise affiliates, Pets with a Promise is an important part of a holistic, community-based approach to addressing family homelessness.”
Family Promise began working with PetSmart, Inc. in 2012 with the innovative PetSmart Promise program. On-site kennel facilities were built at Family Promise Day Centers nationwide to house guests’ pets. PetSmart also donated and installed aquariums to help teach the values and responsibilities of pet ownership, provided boarding space at PetsHotels, and created a fostering manual and network to house pets when on-site facilities were not available.
That program has been shifted to PetSmart Charities in 2017, but the mission remains the same—keeping families and their pets together.
“At PetSmart Charities, our mission is to find lifelong, loving homes for all pets by supporting programs and that bring people and pets together,” said David Haworth, DVM, Ph.D., president of PetSmart Charities. “By working with organizations like Family Promise to support Pets with a Promise, we hope to create more resources for families with pets during difficult transitions and alleviate pet homelessness across the country.”
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Police are investigating an armed robbery at the T-Mobile store in the Shops at Dilworthtown Crossing on Saturday.
Westtown-East Goshen police said the robbery happened as employees were closing the store at 9 p.m. on Dec. 16. One suspect — a white male — ordered employees at gunpoint into a rear stockroom. A second suspect — a black male — then entered with a large trash bag, tied the hands of two employees with wire ties and then ordered the third employee to fill the bag with cell phones and tablets. The first suspect threatened to shoot the employees if they failed to comply, police said in their report.
The two suspects in the store were communicating with a third, the driver of a sport utility vehicle who brought the SUV to the rear of the store after they restrained the third employee. The pair from inside loaded the stolen inventory into the SUV and the trio fled northbound on Route 202, but police believe they later turned south heading toward Delaware.
None of the employees were injured, and they were able to free themselves and call the police.
Police describe the first suspect as a white male, mid 20’s, approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall with brown hair, mustache and a green tattoo on his neck. He was wearing a black knit cap, black bandana with white print, black gloves, gray zip hooded sweatshirt and gray sweatpants, and carrying a handgun equipped with a laser.
They described the second suspect as a black male, 6 feet 3 inches tall wearing a black knit cap, black mask, black bomber style zip up jacket, black gloves, black pants and black gloves.
In addition to the phones and tablets, the thieves also took an undisclosed amount of cash from the money drawers.
Anyone with information about this crime is urged to call the Westtown-East Goshen Regional Police Department at 610-692-5100. Tips can also be sent to detectives via e-mail at detectives@wegopd.org.
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