The family of a 2-year-old boy who was killed at the zoo is asking that everyone bring a toy construction truck to his funeral Friday to donate to a children's Christmas charity.
Maddox Derkosh was the only child of Jason and Elizabeth Derkosh of Whitehall. Family members who gathered at the Derkosh home Monday evening declined additional comment.
The Allegheny County medical examiner's office said the toddler died Sunday of blood loss by multiple trauma, the result of being mauled by wild African dogs.
Police said he fell into the exhibit after his mom lifted him into a standing position on a 4-foot-high wooden railing to get a better view of the animals in the enclosure. The dogs attacked him almost immediately after he hit the ground.
Friends are invited to visitation at William Slater II Funeral Service, 1650 Greentree Road, Scott, from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday. A Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Bernard Catholic Church, 311 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon.
Maddox is survived by his parents, grandparents Martin and Karen Noone, Teena Derkosh and William Corry, great-grandparents Anne Kendzerski, Eva Bachorik Derkosh, and Anna and Harold Wolfinger, uncles Martin Noone and Erik Noone, and aunt Janelle Derkosh.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Nov. 6, 2012
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Maddox Lamar Derkosh,2, of Whitehall, tragically on Sunday, November 4, 2012. Dear son of Jason L. & Elizabeth (Noone) Derkosh. Grandson of Martin & Karen Noone III and Teena Derkosh (William Corry). Great grandson of Anne Kendzerski, Anna & Harold Wolfinger & Eva Derkosh. Nephew of Martin Noone IV (Patti Stevens), Erik Noone, Janel Derkosh (Michael Mueller). Cousin of Julian, Camryn, Nolan, Landon. Great nephew of Marlene & Paul Passafume, Catherine and Gerald Fox, Fran and Mark Varadi, Bernard and Debbie Noone, Patricia and Richard Pasquantonio, Richard and June Wolfinger, Barbara and Russell Scaramastra and a host of many family and friends who will mourn his passing. Friends welcome Thursday 2-8pm at William Slater II Funeral Service, 1650 Greentree Road, Scott Twp. Mass of Christian Burial Friday 10:00am St Bernard Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests everyone bring a toy construction truck to be donated to a children's Christmas charity.
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Letter from the Derkosh family: Thank you to everyone in our community and beyond for your kindness, your support, and your generosity since the loss of our son, Maddox.Trucks For Maddox, a holiday toy-truck drive intended to keep his spirit alive by helping other children, has been a success because of the incredible effort by a team of volunteers, including family, friends, firefighters and other first responders, unions, businesses, and churches. These supporters donated toys instead of flowers (at our request) through Trucks for Maddox to participating Christmas charities. We wish we could personally thank everyone involved, including strangers from around the world who sent trucks. This outpouring of support has been a great source of comfort to us as we grieve. Our hearts have been touched beyond words.
We are eternally grateful to the following without whom Trucks for Maddox would not have been possible: William Slater II Funeral Home, American Textiles, City of Pittsburgh Fire Companies, Whitehall Police, St. Bernard's Church and Parishioners, Signs By Tomorrow, Kindercare Learning Center, Courtney's Charities, Heather's Haven, Bedford Speedway, Thunder Valley Raceway, Kristin Nock, Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Deep Run Community Soccer, Don Farr Moving Company, and Citizens Bank.
Collected toys, enough to fill several truck loads as of today, have been donated for distribution to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh UPMC, Catholic Charities, Mount Arrant Church, Allegheny Labor Council, Toys for Tots, Focus Pittsburgh, The Best of Batch Foundation, King of Kings Community Church (providing support to victims of Hurricane Sandy), The Education Partnership, Veterans Leadership Homeless Program, Allegheny County Homeless Children's Initiative, and Allegheny County Department of Human Services.
Thank you again to our amazing and supportive communityfor helping to start what we hope will become a new holiday tradition, Trucks for Maddox.
With love,
Jason and Elizabeth Derkosh
December 2012
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10 Apr**The African painted dogs that fatally mauled a 2-year-old boy at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium in Highland Park will be relocated to other zoos throughout the country and no longer be displayed locally, the zoo's president and CEO said Wednesday. The Pittsburgh Zoo will permanently close the African painted dogs exhibit. Removing the animals will allow the Pittsburgh community to better cope with the tragedy as the zoo's peak season begins. "We really want to give the Pittsburgh community an opportunity to heal," a spokeswoman said.
Maddox Derkosh was the only child of Jason and Elizabeth Derkosh of Whitehall. Family members who gathered at the Derkosh home Monday evening declined additional comment.
The Allegheny County medical examiner's office said the toddler died Sunday of blood loss by multiple trauma, the result of being mauled by wild African dogs.
Police said he fell into the exhibit after his mom lifted him into a standing position on a 4-foot-high wooden railing to get a better view of the animals in the enclosure. The dogs attacked him almost immediately after he hit the ground.
Friends are invited to visitation at William Slater II Funeral Service, 1650 Greentree Road, Scott, from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday. A Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Bernard Catholic Church, 311 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon.
Maddox is survived by his parents, grandparents Martin and Karen Noone, Teena Derkosh and William Corry, great-grandparents Anne Kendzerski, Eva Bachorik Derkosh, and Anna and Harold Wolfinger, uncles Martin Noone and Erik Noone, and aunt Janelle Derkosh.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Nov. 6, 2012
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Maddox Lamar Derkosh,2, of Whitehall, tragically on Sunday, November 4, 2012. Dear son of Jason L. & Elizabeth (Noone) Derkosh. Grandson of Martin & Karen Noone III and Teena Derkosh (William Corry). Great grandson of Anne Kendzerski, Anna & Harold Wolfinger & Eva Derkosh. Nephew of Martin Noone IV (Patti Stevens), Erik Noone, Janel Derkosh (Michael Mueller). Cousin of Julian, Camryn, Nolan, Landon. Great nephew of Marlene & Paul Passafume, Catherine and Gerald Fox, Fran and Mark Varadi, Bernard and Debbie Noone, Patricia and Richard Pasquantonio, Richard and June Wolfinger, Barbara and Russell Scaramastra and a host of many family and friends who will mourn his passing. Friends welcome Thursday 2-8pm at William Slater II Funeral Service, 1650 Greentree Road, Scott Twp. Mass of Christian Burial Friday 10:00am St Bernard Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests everyone bring a toy construction truck to be donated to a children's Christmas charity.
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Letter from the Derkosh family: Thank you to everyone in our community and beyond for your kindness, your support, and your generosity since the loss of our son, Maddox.Trucks For Maddox, a holiday toy-truck drive intended to keep his spirit alive by helping other children, has been a success because of the incredible effort by a team of volunteers, including family, friends, firefighters and other first responders, unions, businesses, and churches. These supporters donated toys instead of flowers (at our request) through Trucks for Maddox to participating Christmas charities. We wish we could personally thank everyone involved, including strangers from around the world who sent trucks. This outpouring of support has been a great source of comfort to us as we grieve. Our hearts have been touched beyond words.
We are eternally grateful to the following without whom Trucks for Maddox would not have been possible: William Slater II Funeral Home, American Textiles, City of Pittsburgh Fire Companies, Whitehall Police, St. Bernard's Church and Parishioners, Signs By Tomorrow, Kindercare Learning Center, Courtney's Charities, Heather's Haven, Bedford Speedway, Thunder Valley Raceway, Kristin Nock, Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Deep Run Community Soccer, Don Farr Moving Company, and Citizens Bank.
Collected toys, enough to fill several truck loads as of today, have been donated for distribution to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh UPMC, Catholic Charities, Mount Arrant Church, Allegheny Labor Council, Toys for Tots, Focus Pittsburgh, The Best of Batch Foundation, King of Kings Community Church (providing support to victims of Hurricane Sandy), The Education Partnership, Veterans Leadership Homeless Program, Allegheny County Homeless Children's Initiative, and Allegheny County Department of Human Services.
Thank you again to our amazing and supportive communityfor helping to start what we hope will become a new holiday tradition, Trucks for Maddox.
With love,
Jason and Elizabeth Derkosh
December 2012
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10 Apr**The African painted dogs that fatally mauled a 2-year-old boy at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium in Highland Park will be relocated to other zoos throughout the country and no longer be displayed locally, the zoo's president and CEO said Wednesday. The Pittsburgh Zoo will permanently close the African painted dogs exhibit. Removing the animals will allow the Pittsburgh community to better cope with the tragedy as the zoo's peak season begins. "We really want to give the Pittsburgh community an opportunity to heal," a spokeswoman said.
The family of a 2-year-old boy who was killed at the zoo is asking that everyone bring a toy construction truck to his funeral Friday to donate to a children's Christmas charity.
Maddox Derkosh was the only child of Jason and Elizabeth Derkosh of Whitehall. Family members who gathered at the Derkosh home Monday evening declined additional comment.
The Allegheny County medical examiner's office said the toddler died Sunday of blood loss by multiple trauma, the result of being mauled by wild African dogs.
Police said he fell into the exhibit after his mom lifted him into a standing position on a 4-foot-high wooden railing to get a better view of the animals in the enclosure. The dogs attacked him almost immediately after he hit the ground.
Friends are invited to visitation at William Slater II Funeral Service, 1650 Greentree Road, Scott, from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday. A Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Bernard Catholic Church, 311 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon.
Maddox is survived by his parents, grandparents Martin and Karen Noone, Teena Derkosh and William Corry, great-grandparents Anne Kendzerski, Eva Bachorik Derkosh, and Anna and Harold Wolfinger, uncles Martin Noone and Erik Noone, and aunt Janelle Derkosh.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Nov. 6, 2012
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Maddox Lamar Derkosh,2, of Whitehall, tragically on Sunday, November 4, 2012. Dear son of Jason L. & Elizabeth (Noone) Derkosh. Grandson of Martin & Karen Noone III and Teena Derkosh (William Corry). Great grandson of Anne Kendzerski, Anna & Harold Wolfinger & Eva Derkosh. Nephew of Martin Noone IV (Patti Stevens), Erik Noone, Janel Derkosh (Michael Mueller). Cousin of Julian, Camryn, Nolan, Landon. Great nephew of Marlene & Paul Passafume, Catherine and Gerald Fox, Fran and Mark Varadi, Bernard and Debbie Noone, Patricia and Richard Pasquantonio, Richard and June Wolfinger, Barbara and Russell Scaramastra and a host of many family and friends who will mourn his passing. Friends welcome Thursday 2-8pm at William Slater II Funeral Service, 1650 Greentree Road, Scott Twp. Mass of Christian Burial Friday 10:00am St Bernard Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests everyone bring a toy construction truck to be donated to a children's Christmas charity.
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Letter from the Derkosh family: Thank you to everyone in our community and beyond for your kindness, your support, and your generosity since the loss of our son, Maddox.Trucks For Maddox, a holiday toy-truck drive intended to keep his spirit alive by helping other children, has been a success because of the incredible effort by a team of volunteers, including family, friends, firefighters and other first responders, unions, businesses, and churches. These supporters donated toys instead of flowers (at our request) through Trucks for Maddox to participating Christmas charities. We wish we could personally thank everyone involved, including strangers from around the world who sent trucks. This outpouring of support has been a great source of comfort to us as we grieve. Our hearts have been touched beyond words.
We are eternally grateful to the following without whom Trucks for Maddox would not have been possible: William Slater II Funeral Home, American Textiles, City of Pittsburgh Fire Companies, Whitehall Police, St. Bernard's Church and Parishioners, Signs By Tomorrow, Kindercare Learning Center, Courtney's Charities, Heather's Haven, Bedford Speedway, Thunder Valley Raceway, Kristin Nock, Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Deep Run Community Soccer, Don Farr Moving Company, and Citizens Bank.
Collected toys, enough to fill several truck loads as of today, have been donated for distribution to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh UPMC, Catholic Charities, Mount Arrant Church, Allegheny Labor Council, Toys for Tots, Focus Pittsburgh, The Best of Batch Foundation, King of Kings Community Church (providing support to victims of Hurricane Sandy), The Education Partnership, Veterans Leadership Homeless Program, Allegheny County Homeless Children's Initiative, and Allegheny County Department of Human Services.
Thank you again to our amazing and supportive communityfor helping to start what we hope will become a new holiday tradition, Trucks for Maddox.
With love,
Jason and Elizabeth Derkosh
December 2012
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10 Apr**The African painted dogs that fatally mauled a 2-year-old boy at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium in Highland Park will be relocated to other zoos throughout the country and no longer be displayed locally, the zoo's president and CEO said Wednesday. The Pittsburgh Zoo will permanently close the African painted dogs exhibit. Removing the animals will allow the Pittsburgh community to better cope with the tragedy as the zoo's peak season begins. "We really want to give the Pittsburgh community an opportunity to heal," a spokeswoman said.
Maddox Derkosh was the only child of Jason and Elizabeth Derkosh of Whitehall. Family members who gathered at the Derkosh home Monday evening declined additional comment.
The Allegheny County medical examiner's office said the toddler died Sunday of blood loss by multiple trauma, the result of being mauled by wild African dogs.
Police said he fell into the exhibit after his mom lifted him into a standing position on a 4-foot-high wooden railing to get a better view of the animals in the enclosure. The dogs attacked him almost immediately after he hit the ground.
Friends are invited to visitation at William Slater II Funeral Service, 1650 Greentree Road, Scott, from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday. A Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday in St. Bernard Catholic Church, 311 Washington Road, Mt. Lebanon.
Maddox is survived by his parents, grandparents Martin and Karen Noone, Teena Derkosh and William Corry, great-grandparents Anne Kendzerski, Eva Bachorik Derkosh, and Anna and Harold Wolfinger, uncles Martin Noone and Erik Noone, and aunt Janelle Derkosh.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Nov. 6, 2012
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Maddox Lamar Derkosh,2, of Whitehall, tragically on Sunday, November 4, 2012. Dear son of Jason L. & Elizabeth (Noone) Derkosh. Grandson of Martin & Karen Noone III and Teena Derkosh (William Corry). Great grandson of Anne Kendzerski, Anna & Harold Wolfinger & Eva Derkosh. Nephew of Martin Noone IV (Patti Stevens), Erik Noone, Janel Derkosh (Michael Mueller). Cousin of Julian, Camryn, Nolan, Landon. Great nephew of Marlene & Paul Passafume, Catherine and Gerald Fox, Fran and Mark Varadi, Bernard and Debbie Noone, Patricia and Richard Pasquantonio, Richard and June Wolfinger, Barbara and Russell Scaramastra and a host of many family and friends who will mourn his passing. Friends welcome Thursday 2-8pm at William Slater II Funeral Service, 1650 Greentree Road, Scott Twp. Mass of Christian Burial Friday 10:00am St Bernard Church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests everyone bring a toy construction truck to be donated to a children's Christmas charity.
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Letter from the Derkosh family: Thank you to everyone in our community and beyond for your kindness, your support, and your generosity since the loss of our son, Maddox.Trucks For Maddox, a holiday toy-truck drive intended to keep his spirit alive by helping other children, has been a success because of the incredible effort by a team of volunteers, including family, friends, firefighters and other first responders, unions, businesses, and churches. These supporters donated toys instead of flowers (at our request) through Trucks for Maddox to participating Christmas charities. We wish we could personally thank everyone involved, including strangers from around the world who sent trucks. This outpouring of support has been a great source of comfort to us as we grieve. Our hearts have been touched beyond words.
We are eternally grateful to the following without whom Trucks for Maddox would not have been possible: William Slater II Funeral Home, American Textiles, City of Pittsburgh Fire Companies, Whitehall Police, St. Bernard's Church and Parishioners, Signs By Tomorrow, Kindercare Learning Center, Courtney's Charities, Heather's Haven, Bedford Speedway, Thunder Valley Raceway, Kristin Nock, Brentwood Presbyterian Church, Deep Run Community Soccer, Don Farr Moving Company, and Citizens Bank.
Collected toys, enough to fill several truck loads as of today, have been donated for distribution to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh UPMC, Catholic Charities, Mount Arrant Church, Allegheny Labor Council, Toys for Tots, Focus Pittsburgh, The Best of Batch Foundation, King of Kings Community Church (providing support to victims of Hurricane Sandy), The Education Partnership, Veterans Leadership Homeless Program, Allegheny County Homeless Children's Initiative, and Allegheny County Department of Human Services.
Thank you again to our amazing and supportive communityfor helping to start what we hope will become a new holiday tradition, Trucks for Maddox.
With love,
Jason and Elizabeth Derkosh
December 2012
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10 Apr**The African painted dogs that fatally mauled a 2-year-old boy at the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium in Highland Park will be relocated to other zoos throughout the country and no longer be displayed locally, the zoo's president and CEO said Wednesday. The Pittsburgh Zoo will permanently close the African painted dogs exhibit. Removing the animals will allow the Pittsburgh community to better cope with the tragedy as the zoo's peak season begins. "We really want to give the Pittsburgh community an opportunity to heal," a spokeswoman said.
