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Late Montco High School Grad Was Planning To Join Air Force, Fund Says
A class of 2024 graduate of Wissahickon High School, died on Monday, July 1, loved ones wrote in a GoFundMe launched to help the family.
Domenic G. Dugas, was 17-years-old, and slated to leave for training in the US Air Force at the end of the summer, fund organizer Denise Sabia explained.
"No one is ever prepared to bury a child, and the financial burden of a memorial service is unimaginable during this difficult time," she wrote.
"Please consider contributing to help with the costs of medical bills, transporting Dom's body from NJ to PA, cremation, a…
US News Ranks Top 10 High Schools In Pennsylvania
Schools in Chester, Montgomery, and Delaware counties were named among the top 10 best high schools in Pennsylvania, according to U.S News & World Report.
The state is comprised of 640 districts, 754 high schools, 41,016 teachers and 598,770 students enrolled, the report says.
The following high schools were named the top 10:
1. Julia R. Masterman Secondary School: 1699 Spring Garden St., Philadelphia (Philadelphia County)
2. Downingtown STEM Academy: 335 Manor Ave., Downingtown (Chester County)
3. Radnor High School: 130 King Of Prussia R…
Ambler Army Veteran, Justin Slater Dies, 37
Justin Slater of Montgomery County died on Feb. 16, 2021. He was 37 years old.
Born in Huntingdon Valley, and a native to Ambler, Slater served with the U.S. Army in the 1st Infantry Division during the Iraq War, his obituary says.
He graduated in 2002 from Wissahickon High School and received his Bachelor’s degree from Temple University, his obit says.
Slater's obituary remembered him as an "avid soccer fan" and as someone who "enjoyed helping people."
Along with his parents, he is survived by his paternal grandmother Margaret Slater; aunts, Carol Lynn Brown (Scott), …
