September 13, 2019

Everardo Duran-Trigueros of Landenberg

Everardo Duran-Trigueros, 60, of Landenberg, died Sunday, Sept. 8, at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He was the husband of Graciela Arevalo-Nunez, with whom he shared 38 years of marriage.

Born in Yuriria, GTO, Mexico, he was the son of the late Magdaleno Duran and the late Guadalupe Trigueros.

He was a member of St. Rocco Catholic Church.

Everardo enjoyed dancing leisure times and being with his family and friends.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by six daughters, Maria D. Duran of West Grove, Alma R. Duran of Oxford, Graciela Duran of Landenberg, Cecilia Duran of Landenberg, Alexis Duran of Landenberg, and Monica Duran of West Grove; eight brothers, Jose Luis Duran of Kennett Square, Roberto Duran of Landenberg, Cesario Duran of Florida, Leonel Duran of Texas, Miguel Duran of Kennett Square, Juan Duran of Oxford, Antonio Duran of Oxford, and Manuel Duran of Mexico; seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

You are invited to visit with his family and friends from 9 to 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, at St. Rocco Catholic Church, 313 Sunny Dell Road, Avondale. His funeral mass will follow at 11. Burial will be in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Route 82, Kennett Square.

To view his online tribute and to share a memory with his family, please visit www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com

Arrangements by the Cleveland Funeral Home, Avondale.

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Op/Ed: Gerrymandering isn’t cheating

Opinion

Gerrymandering isn’t cheating. Pennsylvania law says so.

Gerrymandering isn’t unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court says so.

Gerrymandering means voting district maps are drawn so that the party in power gets more seats in the legislature than the number of votes would justify. And they draw as many “safe districts” as they can. Districts are “safe” if the party in power has so many voters, there is no point to run against them.

All this might not be illegal, and it might not be unconstitutional, but it is corrupt.

Legislators can feel “safe” in their seats as long as they follow instructions from party leadership. (Wait, what about following instructions from voters?)

When legislators know they can get more votes than any opponent, they are free to concentrate on laws that favor lobbyists, corporations, and big donors.

That’s what I mean by “corrupt.”

If legislators don’t do what the leadership says, they get “primaried”. Party leaders are not inclined to choose a new candidate that is moderate, they choose one that is more extreme. Our government gets more and more divided. And our government gets noisier.

Gerrymandering breaks the trust between voters and lawmakers. Voters feel cut out. (Well, they arecut out.) Many voters believe there is no reason to bother voting. (They do have a point, don’t they?)

Fair Districts PA is a nonpartisan project of the PA League of Women Voters. A statewide coalition of individuals and organizations, who believe free and fair elections are the foundation of our democracy. Their mission is to ensure the redistricting process in Pennsylvania is impartial, transparent and accountable.

Learn more at www.fairdistrictspa.com

Viola Crawford,
League of Women Voters
Central Delaware County

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Yolanda D’Amico Fidanza of Avondale

Obituaries

Yolanda D’Amico Fidanza, 90, of Avondale, died Thursday, Sept. 12, at Jenner’s Pond, West Grove.

She was the wife of the late Alexander “Sunday” Fidanza who died in 1980 with whom she shared 30 years of marriage.

Born in Prescott, Pa. she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Angela Carulli D’Amico.

She retired from Hercules in 1994, and was tax collector for New Garden Township from 1982 to 2005.

She is survived by four children, Barbara Fidanza Martz of Cochranville, Alexander “Sonny” Fidanza, Jr. of Avondale, Karen Fidanza Schwartz of Newark, and Steven Fidanza of Avondale, six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her grandson, Alexander “Alex” Fidanza, two brothers, Alfred “Babe” D’Amico and Anthony “Tony” D’Amico, and two sisters Jeannette Filiaggi and Edith Ciarrocchi.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at noon Tuesday, Sept. 17, at St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother Church, 8910 Gap Newport Pike, Avondale. Friends may visit from 10-11:45 a.m. Internment will be at St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Kennett Square.

To view her online tribute and to share a memory with her family, please visit www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com

Arrangements by Kuzo Funeral Home, Kennett Square.

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Roadwork for Sept. 14-Sept. 20

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 Sept. 14-Sept. 20. Motorists are urged to allow extra time if they are traveling through one of the construction zones. Work schedules are subject to change.

• Tree trimming will cause lane restrictions on Route 926 (Street Road) between Pocopson Road and School House Road in Pocopson and East Marlborough townships between Sept. 16 and 20.

• The right lane of E. Baltimore Pike, between Old Forge Lane and S. Orchard Avenue in East Marlborough Township, will be closed from Sept.17-20 for utility work.

• Monday, Sept. 16, through Friday, Sept. 20, a single lane restriction is scheduled on Route 52 — Lenape Road — between Valley Road and Lenape Unionville Road in Pocopson Township for high friction surface treatment.

• Utility work will close the right lane of King Road — between Alumnae Drive and Immaculata Drive in West Chester — from Sept. 9-20.

• Utility work will also close the right lane of Boot Road — between carriage Drive and Clover Lane in West Chester — from Sept. 9-20.

• Utility pole replacement will cause lane closures on Pocopson Road — between Street and Parkerville Roads in Pocopson Township — through Oct. 1.

• Barrier installation will cause lane closures on Brandywine Creek Road between Green Valley Road and Powell Road in Newlin Township through June 2020.

• Guard rail repair is expected to cause right lane and shoulder restriction on Route 1 in Concord Township between Sept. 8 and 21.

• Road reconstruction will close Spring Valley Road — between Conchester Highway and Concord Road — in Concord Township through April 30, 2020. Detours will be posted.

• Lane restrictions on the Conchester Highway, between Routes 1 and Clayton Park Drive will continue through Oct. 20, 2020 for reconstruction and widening.