Chester Historical Village Keeper of the Cane Accepts Honor in Husband’s Memory
When 98-year-old Chester Township resident Dorothy Herrick was honored April 14 as the Chesterland Historical Village “Keeper of the Cane” for her decades of support, she had one caveat — to share the privilege with her late husband, Tom.
When 97-year-old Chester Township resident Dorothy Herrick was honored April 14 as the Chesterland Historical Village “Keeper of the Cane” for her decades of support, she had one caveat — to share the privilege with her late husband, Tom. Because she hadn’t been to a CHV board meeting since he died in 2016, Dorothy said at first, she was reluctant to accept the honor. “I finally decided that, well, since I couldn’t have but one name on the cane, and there wasn’t room for Tom’s name, I would take it with his memory,” she told a crowd of friends and...
