WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2023
CHESTER COUNTY PRESS
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Chester County Press
Obituaries WILLIAM GARLAND HARRIS, JR. William Garland Harris, Jr., of Lincoln University, Pa., passed on Nov. 24, 2023 at Twin Pines Nursing Home in West Grove. He was 77. Born in West Chester, he was the son of the late William Garland, Sr. and Florence Anderson Harris. William enjoyed working outdoors, farming and taking care of horses. He was a good listener and had a hearty laugh. He enjoyed watching western movies and spending time with his family. He is survived by two daughters, Victoria Thomas (Richard) of North East, Md. and Pamela M. Thompson (Eric) of Newark, Del., and five grandchildren, Maurice Johnson, Cassondra Garcia, Adrian Garcia, Damian Garcia and Sharnise Johnson. Also surviving are six greatgrandchildren, one sister, Lenore L. Williams (Robert) of Aberdeen, Md., three nieces, Letitia, Karen and Lorraine, one great nephew, Jayden Foster, and a host of relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by one sister, Catherine Brown, one niece, Kimberly Harris and one great nephew, Jordan Foster. A home going service was celebrated on Dec. 1 at the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Brandywine River Valley Hospice, 1011 W. Baltimore Pike, West Grove, Pa. 19390. Arrangements are being handled by the Edward L. Collins, Jr. Funeral Home, Inc. in Oxford. Online condolences may be made at www.elcollinsfuneralhome.com.
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IN LOVING MEMORY OF GINI BROSIUS Virginia Irene (Newsome) Brosius was born on November 13, 1944 to Harold and Betty Newsome. She passed peacefully in her sleep on November 23, 2023, Thanksgiving Day. Gini was a compassionate force of nature and an unwavering champion and advocate for family and friends. She will be remembered for her deep love of family, theater, horses, cooking, and gardening. Gini will be deeply missed by her loving family, including her college sweetheart-turned-husband Newt Brosius,
sons Jeffrey and Brian Feller, Chris Brosius, Matt and Joe D’Antonio, and sisters Cathy Roberts and Joyce Cocchi, and her later-in-life world-traveling dog Molly. Gini’s warmth, wisdom, and unwavering passion for the things she held dear will continue to inspire all those who loved her and whose lives she touched. A celebration of Gini’s life was held at London Grove Friends Meeting House on Dec. 2. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Vermont Theater Company (https://www. vermonttheatrecompany.org/), The Actors Playhouse (https://atplayhouse.org/), or The Forgotten Dog Foundation (https://theforgottendog.org/) in Gini’s honor.
HENRY HARLAN ROBERTS Henry Harlan Roberts, known as “Rick” and “Coach,” passed away on Nov. 28, 2023. Rick was born Aug. 30, 1940 in Buenos Aires, Argentina to the late Kenneth Shelley and Grace Chardy Roberts. Rick’s father had been transferred by the DuPont Company from Kennett Square to Argentina and the family was living in Buenos Aires at the time of his birth. He attended a Spanish/English school where his name Henry was translated to Enrique, and thus the family began calling him Rick, or Ricky. When he was 10 years old, the Roberts family moved back to Kennett Square. He was a 1959 graduate of Kennett High School where he and his twin brother Kenny were standout athletes in baseball, basketball and soccer. Rick attended Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y., where he played the same three sports at the collegiate level and was a member of the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity. Following graduation from Hartwick, Rick began a 34-year teaching career. He taught at Stetson Middle School and East Junior High, and then for 23 years at West Chester East High School where he was a beloved American History and World History teacher. He loved teaching just as much as his students loved his engaging learning style in the classroom. He especially enjoyed coaching the varsity boys basketball team at WC East, leading the team to many winning seasons, and leaving a lasting positive impression of sportsmanship on his players. After retiring from coaching, he used his impressive photography skills to take the pictures for WC East’s athletic teams. Rick is survived by his daughter, Amy Roberts Patroni (Jonathan), and son, Henry “Rick” Harlan Roberts, Jr. (Tori), granddaughters, Kendal and Cassidy Roberts,
Gracie Patroni, and grandson Brett Patroni. He was predeceased in death by his twin brother and best friend Ken Roberts in 2022, and his sister Shelley Jones in 2021. He is also predeceased by his wife Anne Bernard Roberts, whom he was married to from 1969 until her death in 1988. He married Roxanne K. Roberts in 1988 and they were together until 2009, at which time they separated, but remained close friends until the time of his death. Rick also enjoyed close relationships with his extended family and loved family holiday gettogethers. He missed his twin brother Ken every day since his death on their 82nd birthday last year, and the family is comforted to think of them together again. Rick was a member at the Kennett Square Golf and Country Club, and it was a very important part of his life. He could quite often be found laughing with his friends in the 19th Hole, or rooting for a Phillies or Eagles game there. “Coach” made many close friends at the Kennett Country Club, and it truly was his favorite place to be. He was proud to have lived in Kennett Square the majority of his life, and kept many lifelong friends from his Kennett High School days. Interment will be private at the Union Hill Cemetery in Kennett Square. Friends of “Coach” Rick are invited to a Service of Remembrance at the Kennett Square Golf and Country Club, 100 E. Locust Lane in Kennett Square, on Monday, Dec. 11 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation at www2.jdrf.org towards finding a cure for Type 1 diabetes for his granddaughter Gracie. To view his online tribute and to share a memory with his family, please visit www.kuzoandfoulkfh.com. Arrangements are being handled by the Kuzo Funeral Home of Kennett Square.
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