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Home My WebLink About06-17-08_~ _ . LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF Page 1 of 2 Pages Thomas Edward O'Donnell, Jr. IN THE NAME OF GOD. AMEN. t~ n ?.7 fl . _ I_ ~_ . , .. _, f' J -5 •=-~ c -s C~ .y.. -r-.. w ~~ ~~ I, Thomas Edward O'Donnell, Jr. of x.05 Penn Ayr Road, Hampden Township, Camp Hill, Cumberland County, State of Pennsylvania (17011) being of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding, and capable of executing a valid deed or contract, considering the certainty of death and the uncertainty of the time thereof, and being desirous to settle my worldly affairs, and thereby be the better prepared to leave this world when it shall please the Almighty to call me hence, do hereby make, publish and declare this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking and annulling all wills and testamentary dispositions heretofore made by me, in manner and form following, that is to say: FIRST, and principally, I commit my soul into the hands of Almighty God, and my body to the earth, to be decently buried at the discretion of my co-executors hereinafter named; and my will is, that all my just debts and funeral expenses, without regard to statutory limitation or amount, shall be paid by my co-executors hereinafter named as soon after my decease as shall be convenient: SECOND, I give, devise and bequeath to an eye bank (which my co-executors hereinafter named shall designate) both my eyes for any legitimate purposes such bank, in its discretion, may deem appropriate: THIRD, I give, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife, Alice Elizabeth, all my furniture, clothing, jewelry, pictures, statuary, works of art, silver plate, ornaments, brit-a-brae, tapestry, household goods or supplies, linen, china, glass, automobiles, horses, boats, and coin and stamp collections, together with all personal effects which I may own at the time of my death, including all policies of insurance thereon: FOURTH, if any principal of my estate shall become distributable to a minor, my co-executors hereinafter named may in their absolute discretion pay over such principal at any time to the guardian of the property of such minor, or retain the same for such minor during his (or her) minority. In case of such retention, my co-executors hereinafter named may apply such principal and the income therefrom to the support, maintenance, and education of such minor, either directly or by payments to the guardian of the property or person of such minor or to the person with whom such minor may reside, in any form of cash without requiring any bond; and the receipt by any such person shall be a complete discharge to my co-executors hereinafter named who shall not be bound to see to the application of any such payment. Any unapplied principal and income shall be paid over to such legatee upon his (or her) attainin majority, or if he (or she) shall die before attaining majority, to his (or her) estate. In holding any funds for any minor, my co-executors hereinafter named shall have all the powers and discretions hereinafter cor~,ferred upon them• Page 1 of 2 -_ .~°!~~' Pages ~ ~-"-`'' Page 2 of 2 Pages All the rest and residue of my estate, both real, personal and mixed, I give, devise and bequeath to my beloved wife, Alice Elizabeth, or if she does not survive me, to my surviving issue, per stirpes: For the purposes of this will, if there is not sufficient evidence that my said wife and I died otherwise than simultaneously, then it shall be presumed that my wife survived me: And Lastly, I do hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my brother-in-law and attorney, Thomas Joseph Amy, Esq., and my brother-in-law, LeRoy Victor Amy, Jr., co-executors of this, my last Will and Testament, and I desire that my co-executors hereinbefore named shall not be required to give bond for the faithful performance of the duties of that office. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have set my hand and seal to this, my last, Will and Testament, at ~:~! ~ ./~'`;'%-' ~' ~ %'~ ''g"'- ;i' ~ i - ~~" this <~> ~'~ _--_-----_.._. y ,..-., ;- ____.._.__- i the year of oar Lord da of ~'. one thousand nine hundred and z %~__ ~ ~ /,%~~ ,~ v SIGNED, SEALED, PUBLISHED, AND DECLARED, by Thomas Edward O'Donnell, Jr. the above-named testator, as and for his last Will and Testament, in our presence, and at his request, and in his presence, and in the presence of each other, we have hereunto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses. i ~ ~~ _ _~ ~- ~ -- ~ .1 Address _ -, _~ ,-,, 1 ~ ~g Address / ~` / ,r // ~, ; '~i A dress ; /7c~ a z Page 2 of 2 Pages OATH OF NON-SUBSCRIBING WITNESS(ES) REGISTER OF WILLS -o ~''~~'~~~~~~ COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Estate of ~ ~ 0 ~~ S G Deceased and ~n')y L= . ~ ~'7t~ M.'~ (each) being duly qualified according to law, depose(s) and say(s) that ' acquainted with _ % ~,~ rrt qs C ~ ~ ,.-~,.~~ ~, she / he / ~e was / ere well- and am/ r~e familiar with the handwriting and signature of the decedent, and that the si nature of _ ~!'i o.n9~ g r C% ~" ~.k - ~~ to the foregoing instrument purporting to be the ast Will and Testameri .odicil of ~~~ is in~'her own proper handwriting. 9 (Slg/~r e) (Street Add(ress) / l (City, State, Zip) Executed in Register's Office Sworn to or affirmed and subscribed before me this 1 ~"l, day of '~~'~ C ~~ - - _ v (Street Address) (Cary, State, Ztp) ~ , - -, - Deputy for Register of WiYls ,~ ~~ ~~ c ~ ~~ __ - -- _;_; _ _ .:. __._ ,: ~_J i ~ , TJ_~ .. U ~, Form RW-04 rev. 10.13.06 Glenda Farner Strasbaugh Register of Wills & Clerk of the Orphans' Court Kirk S. Sohonage, Esquire Solicitor One Courthouse Square Carlisle, PA 17013 OFFICES OF Marjorie A. Wevodau First Deputy Wanda S. Zeigler Second Deputy (717)240-6345 FAX (717) 240-7797 1-888-697-0371 x 6345 ~.egi~ter of ~iYYg aub ~Yer~ of t~je ®r~p~jaug' court c(Countp of c~umberlanb June 19, 2008 Attn: Lee V. Cole Clerk of the Denver Probate Court Denver Probate Court 1437 Bannock Street Room 230 Denver CO 80202 IN RE: Estate of Thomas E. O'Donnell, Jr., deceased Estate No. 21-08-0648 Your Honor: Enclosed please find a Commission to Take Oath, Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters and Oath of Personal Representative. If you would please advise Thomas Amy, when he may appear before the Probate Court to execute the oath, it would be appreciated. Thomas Amy's telephone number is Home (303)722-0079 and Work (303) 844-1071. Enclosed you will find an envelope for the return of the Petition and Oath. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call. Respectfully, ---- . ~) J Glenda Farner Strasbaugh Register of Wills and Clerk of the Orphans' Court Enclosures { State of Pennsylvania County of Cumberland Register of Wills of Cumberland County SS: BE IT REMEMBERED, that I, Glenda Farner Strasbaugh, Register of Wills of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, do hereby commission you, Lee V. Cole, Clerk of the Denver Probate Court, or one of your deputies, to administer the Oath of Personal Representative in the Estate of Thomas E. O'Donnell, Jr., late of Middlesex Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania pursuant to Section 3154 of the Probate Estates and Fiduciaries Code, 20 Pa.C.S.A.3154. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have here unto set my hand and affixed my seal the 19th day of June, 2008. Glenda Farner Strasbaugh C! Register of Wills Cumberland County June 11, 2008 Cumberland County (PA.) Courthouse Attn: Register of Wills One Courthouse Square Carlisle, PA 17013 Re: Estate of Thomas Edward O'Donnell Jr. (Deceased) TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Enclosed please find a Petition for Probate and Grant of Letters submitted by the undersigned. I have been appointed as Executor of my late brother-in-Law's estate (Thomas Edward O'Donnell, Jr.). He died on March 5, 2008. While the deceased was a resident of Carlisle, PA, I reside out-of- state in Denver, Colorado. As I understand it, a clerk of the local court here in Denver that has jurisdiction over me (i.e., Denver Probate Court) will have to swear me in so that I may affirm the veracity of the information provided in the attached Petition, among other things. In accordance with instructions I received from your office, I provide the following information about the Denver Probate Court: Name of Court: Denver Probate Court Address: Denver Probate Court City and County Building 1437 Bannock Street Room 230 Denver, CO 80202 Contact Persons: Melissa Contact Persons No.: (720)865-8310 (select item 5 of menu) If you need any additional information, please contact me at (W) (303) 844-1071 or at (H)(303)722-0079. Thank you for your cooperation. Very truly yours, Thomas J. Amy