Dennis C. Melton, a well-known architect, musician, and community leader died on May 5, as a result of a recent brain aneurysm. Dennis was born in Winchester, Va. on June 2, 1947, to Howard and Marion Walton Melton. Inspired by The Beatles' appearance on the Ed Sullivan show in 1964, Dennis and his twin brother Dale, formed a band called The Prodigals. They went on to…
John A. Lattanzio, 71, of Avondale, died Friday, May 7, at his residence. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late Robert Lattanzio, Sr. and the late Mary D’Annunzio Lattanzio. John was a maintenance mechanic at W. L. Gore in Newark, retiring in 2015, after 35 years of service. He was a member of St. Gabriel of the Sorrowful Mother Church, Avondale.…
Bonnie Moxey Maxwell, 82, of Greenville, died peacefully at Methodist Country House on May 5, 2021. She is survived by these members of her immediate family: son Thomas T. Hodges of Lancaster; daughter Marcia M. Hodges of Falls Church, Va.; stepdaughter Alison M. Kochie of Hockessin; and brother Todd G. Moxey of Penllyn. Born on July 27, 1938, in Philadelphia, Bonnie was the daughter of…
In 1962 President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which it falls as National Police Week. Every year across this country law enforcement officers, along with their family, friends, and citizens in communities large and small, gather to remember and honor those men and women who have given the “ultimate sacrifice.” Likewise,…