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'He Was A Self-Starter': Teen Killed In Hit-Run Westchester Crash Remembered As Hard Worker
A popular Westchester teen who was killed by an alleged hit-and-run driver is being remembered as a self-started and hard worker.
Christopher Jack “CJ” Hackett, age 16, of Yonkers, died on Thursday, Aug. 4, after being struck while riding his scooter on McLean Avenue in Yonkers on Wednesday, Aug. 3.
Born in White Plains, and raised in Yonkers, CJ was about to begin his junior year at Archbishop Stepinac High School in White Plains, said his obituary.
When it came to academics and good grades Christopher excelled, his obituary said.
He was a self-starter. When his homework was c…
Former Yonkers Resident Henrietta Kendall, 90, Forever, Always A Kind Soul
Henrietta Maria Pelcer Kendall died on Saturday, Aug. 29 at the Birmingham Green Nursing Home in Manassas, VA.
She was 90 years old and the mother of six children, Helen, Joyce, Douglas Jr., Rosalie, Kent and Richard; grandmother to 13 grandchildren, Mikey, Bobby, Daniel, Laura, Allison, Kelley, Ashley, Brianna, Clarissa, David, Jacob, Emily and Lianne and great-grandmother to Celia and Abby.
Born July 31, 1930 in Manhattan, Henrietta was the daughter of Cecilia Rose DeFex and William Pelcer. She was the eldest of seven children: Legia, Rosie, Billy, Carlos, Bobby and Helen. She marri…
