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Register of Wills of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
Estate of
PETITION FOR GRANT OF LETTERS
John E. Fox, Jr. No. ;2 /-tJ '5-I()~S
also known as
,Deceased Social Security No. 191-26-6707
Petitioner(s), who is/are 18 years of age or older, apply(ies) for:
(COMPLETE "A" OR "B" BELOW:)
~ A. Probate and Grant of Letters and aver that Petitioners are the executor named in the Last Will of the
... Decedent, dated December 29, 1995 and codicil(s) dated January 19, 1996 and Auqust 15, 2001
(Katharine C. Fox - date of death June 8. 2001)
State relevant circumstances, e.g., renunciation, death of executor, etc.
Except as follows, Decedent did not marry, was not divorced, and did not have a child born or adopted after execution of the documents offered for probate;
was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incompetent: No Exceptions
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B. Grant of Letters of Administration
(d.b.n.c.t.a.: pendente lite; durante absentia; durante minoritate)
Petitioner(s) after a proper search has/have ascertained that Decedent left no Will and was survived by the following spouse (if any)
and heirs:
I Name Relationship Residence I
\~~.." ~~, ~ IN ALL L;A:st:::S:j Attacn additional sneets It necessary.
Decedent was domiciled at death in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, with his last family or principal residence at 3600 Loqan Street.
Apt. 5A. in the Borouqh of Camp Hill. Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
(list street, number and municipality)
Decedent, then R years of age, died October 24,2005, at 3600 Loqan Street. Apt. 5A. Camp Hill, Pennsylvania
(Location)
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
(If domiciled in PAl All personal property $ 500
(If not domiciled in PAl Personal property in Pennsylvania $
(If not domiciled in PAl Personal property in County $
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania $ 190,000
Total $ 190.500
Real Estate situated as follows: Condominium: 3600 LOQan Street. Apt. SA. BorouQh of Camp Hill. Cumberland County, PennsYlvania
Wherefore, Petitioner(s) respectfully request(s) the probate of the last Will and Codicil(s) presented with this Petition and the grant of letters in the appropriate
form to the undersigned:
Signature
T ped or printed name and residence
Sue Mauery, Vice President and Trust Officer
Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company,
Co-Executor by its merger with Allfirst Trust Company of Pennsylvania,
N.A., ("Allfirst") the successor entity of that merger of Allfirst and
Dauphin Deposit Bank and Trust Company, a division of FMB Bank
Mail Code: 001-02-05
213 Market Street
Harrisburg, PA 17101-2127
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Ross Miner Chrisman
Harris Estates
9 Gregg Drive
Selingsgrove, PA 17870
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Form RW.1 Page 1 of 2 (Cumberland County) - Rev. 9/92
Oath of Personal Representative
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
County of Dauphin
The Petitioners above-named swear and affirm that the statements in the foregoing Petition are true and correct to the
best of the knowledge and belief of Petitioners and that, as personal representatives of the Decedent, Petitioners will well and
truly administer the estate according to law.
before me this
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Sworn to and affirmed and subscribed
day of
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Estate of John E. Fox. Jr.
Social Security No: 191-26-6707
Deceased
Date of Death: October 24.2005
AND NOW, November , 2005, in consideration of the Petition on the reverse side
hereon, satisfactory proof having been presented before me,
IT IS DECREED that Letters)lrTestamentary 0 of Administration
are hereby granted to Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company. Co-Executor by its merger with Allfirst
Trust Company of Pennsylvania. N.A. ("Allfirst"). the successor entity of that merger of Allfirst and
Dauphin Deposit Bank and Trust Company. a division of FMB Bank. and
Ross Miner Chrisman
in the above estate and that the instrument(s) dated December 29. 1995. January 19. 1996 and
August 15. 2001
described in the Petition be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last Will of Decedent.
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November 15, 2005
Register of Wills
Cumberland County
One Courthouse Square
Carlisle, PA 17013-3387
Attn: Colleen
Re: Estate of John E. Fox. Jr.. Deceased
Dear Colleen:
I understand I cannot pre-pay the filing fee for the Inventory and
Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax Return, and that you have shredded the $362 check
which I submitted with the Petition for Letters Testamentary. Accordingly, I have
enclosed herewith a new check in the amount of $332 in payment of the probate
fees. Please process the Petition at your earliest convenience. Thank you for your
assistance in this matter.
SK/kpf
Enclosure
VelY truly yours,
KEEFER WOOD ALLEN & RAHAL, LLP
By: .1\%) ({L!LIi-
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HEATH L. ALLEN
N. DAVID RAHAL
CHARLES W. RUBENDALL II
ROBERT L. WELDON
EUGENE E. PEPINSKY. .JR.
.JOHN H. ENOS ill
GARY E. FRENCH
DONNA S. W.ELDON
BRADFORD DORRANCE
.JEFFREY S. STOKES
ROBERT R. CHURCH
STEPHEN L. GROSE
R. SCOTT SHEARER
ELYSE E. ROGERS
CRAIG A. LONGYEAR
.JOHN A. FEICHTEL
DONALD M. LEWIS III:
BRIDGET M. WHITLEY
ELIZABETH .J. GOLDSTEIN
STEPHANIE KLEINFELTER
BRADLEY A. WALKER
KEEFER WOOD ALLEN & RAHAL, LLP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
210 WALNUT STREET
P. O. BOX 11963
HARRISBURG, PA 17108-1963
ESTABLISHED IN 1878
OF COUNSEL:
SAMUEL C. HARRY
WEST SHORE OFFICE:
415 FALLOWFIELD ROAD
CAMP HILL. PA 17011
17171612-5800
PHONE (717) 255-8000
EIN No. 23-0716135
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November 14, 2005
Hand Delivered
Glenda Farner Strasbaugh
Register of Wills
Cumberland County
One Courthouse Square
Carlisle, PA 17013-3387
Re: Estate of John E. Fox, Jr., Deceased
Dear Glenda:
I represent Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company and Ross Miner
Chrisman, as the Co-Executors under the Will of John E. Fox, Jr. I have enclosed
herewith for filing the following original documents:
1. The Will of John E. Fox, Jr., dated December 29, 1995, which is self-
proving;
2. Codicil to Will of John E. Fox, Jr., dated January 19, 1996, which is
self-proving;
3. Codicil to Will of John E. Fox, Jr., dated August 15, 2001, which is self-
proving;
4. A certified copy of the death certificate of John E. Fox, Jr,;
5. Petition For Grant of Letters Testamt:pt~ry; :;ind,
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Glenda Farner Strasbaugh
November 14, 2005
Page 2
6. Estate Information Sheet.
I have also enclosed for your use copies of the Will and Codicils. Moreover, I
have enclosed a $362 check in payment of your filing fees.
Additionally, please note the following when processing the enclosed
documents:
1. The Dauphin County Register of Wills' Office has taken the above"
mentioned CO" Executors' Oath of Personal Representatives, and has
affixed the Register's seal thereto on page 2 of the Petition.
2. The decedent's wife, Katharine C. Fox, predeceased the decedent on
June 8,2001.
3. Ross Miner Chrisman was named as a CO" Executor of the Estate
pursuant to that certain Codicil dated January 19, 1996.
4. Pursuant to Article XII of the Will, no bond is required.
Thank you in advance for your assistance in this matter. Please let me know
if you have any questions.
Very truly yours,
KEEFER WOOD ALLEN & RA L, LLP
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Enclosures
cc: Sue Mauery, Vice President and Trust Officer Manufacturers and Traders
Trust Compnay (w/encls.)
Ross Miner Chrisman (w/encls.)
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Thi, is to certify that the information here given is correctly copied from an original Lcrdic~tc oj d:ath duly. hied WIth me as
L lttl Registrar. The original certificate will be forwarded to the State Vital Rec()rd~ Uf I ILL' lor pc nanent tllmg.
WARNING: It is illegal to duplicate this copy by photostat or photograph.
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA. OEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. VITAL RECOROS
CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
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AGE (last Birthday)
John
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STATE FilE NUMBER
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DATE OF OEATH ,Mcnth. Oa." '''eal)
NAME OF DECEDENT (F;;sr, Middle. lasr)
UNOER 1 YEAR
Months Days
Fox, Jr.
UNDER t DAY
Hours Minutes
BIRTHPLACE IC,tv ar.d PlACE OF DEAJ"H ICl'>ecll only or-e h "'" ,ns1tucl.ons on omel Sldel
Stale Of F cretg(1 COUnlry) HOSPITAL
Harrisburg, PA Inpa"",,, 0 ERIOutpat.;n'O DCA 0
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FACILITY NAME (It nOlln$l'Mron. grve slleef and number,
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Camp Hill
KINO OF BUSINESS/INDUSTRY
2. male
3. 191
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COUNTY OF QE.(J'H
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RACE - American Indian, Black, White. life.
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DECEDENT'S USUAL OCCUPATION
(Give klrxl of work done dUflng most
of working life; do not use ret\fed.)
11L Teacher 11b. Education
DECEDENT'S MAILING ADDRESS (Street CitylTown. Slate. ZIIpCode) DECEDENT'S
ACTUAL.
RESIDENCE
(See rnsuucllOf\S
on OIhet SIde)
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white
SURVIVING SPOUSE
(II ""Ie. grve maiden namel
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MARITAL STATUS - Married
Never M8tTiItd, Widowed,
O_(Specotyj
widowed
3600 Logan Street, Apt. SA
Camp Hill,PA 17011
17a. State
Pennsylvania
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Cumberland townShip? 17d.1KI :;"='",':;:::0'
MOTHER'S NAME (First Middle. M31den Surname)
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F1JHER'S NAME (First. Middle. laSl)
1.. John E. Fox, Sr.
INFORMANT'S NAME (T ypalPrinll
200. Ross M. Chrisman
METHOD OF OtSPOSITtON
Burial ~ Cremalion 0 Removal from Stale 0
Other (Speaty\
17b. Coun
Camp Hill
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To the besl 01 my knOwledge, death occllfred allhe rime. dale and place staled
(Signature and Title)
2005
fl. Rachel K. Kunkel
INFORMANT'S MAILING ADDRESS (Slreet. CityfTown, Slate. Zip Codel
2Gb. 9 Gre Drive, Selins
PLACE OF DISPOSITlON - Name of Cemet8fY, Crematoly
or Other Place
Hummelstown Cemetery Hummelstown, PA 17036
21c. 21d.
NAMEANDADDRESSDFFACllITY Parthemore FH & CS. Inc.
22C.P.0. Box 431 New Cumberland, PA 17070-0431
LICENSE NUMBER DATE SIGNED
(Month. Day. Yearl
PA 17870
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F ~EORPERSONACTINGASSUCH
LICENSE NUMBER
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Comptete item, onty when certifying
physician is not available at lime of death to
certrty cause 0' death
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230.
Hems 24.215 m~ be cornp4eled by TIME OF DEATH DATE PRONOUNCED DEAO (Month, Day. Year)
pwsonwho pronounces death. 24, j .;] ~'} );~ M. 25, Ot-"it?6..:-r .fi y/ ~ tJ C' ..;,'-
27. PART I: Enter the diseases, inJuries or complicaltons which caused lhe death. 00 not enler lhe mode 01 dying, such as cardiac or respiratory arrllst. shock or heart failure
List only one cause on each line
.....EDlATE CAUSE (FInal
disease or condition
resullintJln08ath)--.
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WAS CASE REFERRED TO MEDICAL EXAMINERlCORONER?
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SequentiaJty list conditions
if any,leading lO immediale
cause. Ent... UNDERLYING
CAUSE: (lAs8ase or If'ltlJry
lhaIlnltiaIed events
resulbng V't deathllAST
21.
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noI reSUlting in the underlying cause given in PART I.
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WAS AN AUTOPSY
PERFORMED?
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WERE AUTOPSY FINDINGS
AVAILABLE PRIOR 10
COMPLETION OF CAUSE
OF DEATH?
MANNER OF DEATH
Natural
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DATE OF INJURY
(Month. Day. Year)
TIME OF INJURY
INJURY ,(J" 'NORK7
DESCRIBE HOW INJURY OCCURRED.
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"PRONOUNCING AND CERTIFYING PHYSICIAN (PhysICl8n bolh ;.Jfonounclng Oeath and certIfYing 10 cause of deall'1l
To lhe beef 01 my knowladgl'l, death occurred at the time. date. and place, and due 10 the eaUM(s) and manner as staled..
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CEATlFIER (Check oniy one)
.CEATlFYING PHYSICIAN (PhyslCl8n cert~ cause 01 death lNhen anOlher phVSlCtCln t'las pronounced dealh ana ccmpleled!lem 23)
To the baefo' my knowledge, deethoccurred due 10 the cause(s)and man~r.. slal~. ..,..
29.
"MEDICAL EXAMINER/CORONER
On Ihe basis of eumlnallon and/or investigation, in my opinion, death occurred althe time, dale, and place, and due to the cause(s) and
manner as ,Iated. .
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12-21-95
WILL
of
JOHN E. FOX, JR.
I, JOHN E. FOX, JR., having my domicile in the County of Cumberland, State of
Pennsylvania, revoke my prior Wills and Codicils and declare this to be my Will:
Article I. Family Information.
A. I am married to Katharine C. Fox ("Katharine").
Article II. Appointment of Fiduciaries.
A. I appoint Dauphin Deposit Bank and Trust Company and Katharine as Co-
Executors hereunder. If ever Katharine is unable or unwilling to serve, or
continue so serving, no successor shall be appointed to serve in her place.
B. Provisions governing the compensation of executors and the appointment of
executors by persons other than myself appear elsewhere in this Will.
Article III. Real Property.
A. I give my usual principal residence to my wife if she survives me.
B. I direct my Executors to sell any other real property that was used by me as a
personal residence if it is not otherwise effectively disposed of hereunder and my
Executors determine that I would not wish to have the residence preserved for my
residuary estate, and to add the proceeds of sale to my estate generally.
Article IV. Powers of Appointment.
I declare that I do not by this Will intend to exercise any power of appointment.
Article V. Residue.
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-I i give' my:,residuary estate, real and personal, wherever located, including any
property mentioned above but not effectively disposed of, to the Trustees under
the Trust Agreement that I have signed today prior to signing this Will, to be
dispesea of as provided in that Trust Agreement, including any amendments to it
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Article VI. Payments to Minors.
signed after today. If for any reason this gift is invalid but the terms of the trust
may be validly incorporated into this Will or otherwise carried out under this Will,
then (i) I hereby appoint the Trustees under that Trust Agreement to be trustees
under this Will, (ii) I incorporate the provisions of that Trust Agreement into this
Will (iii) I give my residuary estate to the Trustees under this Will, and (iv) I
direct that my residuary estate shall be disposed of in the manner provided in that
Trust Agreement but with the trusts thereby set forth treated as trusts under this
Will.
1. I direct my Executors to follow any instructions contained in that Trust
Agreement in making any tax election, including but not limited to the
allocation of my GST exemption. I direct that the taxes imposed by reason
of my death upon propeliy passing under and outside this Will shall be
apportioned and paid in the manner provided in that Trust Agreement.
Whenever income or principal becomes distributable (whether by a direction in this Will
or by exercise of discretion hereunder) to a person under age 25 (described herein as the "Minor"
regardless of the actual legal age of majority), my Executors may make the distribution in one
or more of the following ways (or any other way that seems appropriate to my Executors):
A. If the Minor is a descendant of mine or my wife, by holding the property in a
separate trust for the Minor until the Minor attains age 25. As much of the net
income and/or principal of the trust as my Executors may from time to time
determine shall be distributed to the Minor for any purpose. Any net income not
so distributed shall from time to time be accumulated and added to principal.
Upon the attainment of age 25 by the Minor, the property then held in the Minor's
trust shall be distributed to the Minor. If the Minor dies before attaining age 25,
the property shall be distributed to (1) the Minor's descendants surviving the
Minor, per stirpes, or in default thereof (2) if the Minor was a grandchild or more
remote descendant of mine, to the descendants then living, per stirpes, of the
Minor's nearest ancestor who was a descendant of mine with issue then living, or
in default thereof or if the Minor was a child of mine (3) to my descendants then
living, per stirpes.
B. By distributing the property to a custodian under any state's version of the
Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, including
a custodian selected by my Executors. My Executors may select any age for
termination of the custodianship permitted under the Act, giving due consideration
to selecting age 25 if that is permitted.
C. By distributing the property to anyone serving as executor under this Will to hold
the same as donee of a power during minority, such donee to have all the powers
of an executor under this Will (including the power to apply the property for the
Minor) and to be compensated as if the property were a separate trust, but with
no duty to account to any court periodically or otherwise.
D. By distributing the property to a guardian of the Minor's property.
E. By distributing the property to a parent of the Minor even if the parent does not
assume any formal fiduciary capacity concerning the property.
F. By distributing the property directly to the Minor if the Minor has attained the age
of fourteen and has the practical capacity to own the type and amount of property
in question.
My Executors shall be free from any responsibility for the subsequent disposition of the
property if it is distributed of in one of the ways specified in this Article.
Article VII. Adopted & Non-marital Persons.
A person adopted prior to attaining age 18 (but not after) by me or my wife or by a
descendant of mine or my wife shall be treated under this Will as a descendant. A biological
descendant of mine or my wife shall not be treated as a descendant if surrendered for adoption
with the consent of hislher parent who is myself or a descendant of mine or my wife in such
manner that an adoptive parent substitutes as parent for the consenting parent. A biological
descendant of mine born out of wedlock shall not be treated as a descendant unless and until
hislher biological parents marry one another prior to his or her attaining age 18. Under these
rules, adoptions and marriages shall not affect prior distributions or other interests that have
previously vested in possession, but they shall enable a person to receive distributions from or
remainder or other interests in a trust still in existence. When a person is treated or is not treated
as a descendant of mine or my wife under these rules, the same treatment shall apply to that
person's descendants. To be treated or not treated as a descendant means to be treated or not
treated as a descendant of me or my wife and of any intervening descendant of mine. Applicable
law shall apply to adopted and non-marital persons to the extent not modified by these rules.
Article VIII. Fiduciary Powers.
My Executors may, without prior authority from any court, exercise all powers conferred
by this Will or by law, including without limitation any Fiduciary Powers Act or other statute
of Pennsylvania or any other jurisdiction whose law applies to this Will. My Executors shall have
absolute discretion in exercising these powers. In order to fully effectuate the powers of the my
Executors, specific reference is now made to Probate, Estates and Fiduciaries Code, 20 Pa. C.S.A.
101, et seq. Except as specifically limited by this Will, these powers shall extend to all property
held by my Executors until the actual distribution of the property. The powers of my Executors
shall include the following:
A. Power in my Executors to pay my debts as soon as practicable in the course of the
administration of my estate, and to pay my funeral and burial expenses without
regard to any limits otherwise imposed by law on funeral and burial expenses. If
under law my wife is primarily liable for my funeral or burial expenses or the
expenses of my last illness I hereby relieve her of such liability and direct that
payment be made from my estate.
B. Power to payout of my general estate administration expenses incurred in
connection with real or tangible personal property located outside of my domicile.
C. Power to determine what property is covered by general descriptions contained in
this Will.
D. Power to make any election available under the tax laws in such manner as my
Executors shall determine, even though an executor may have an interest affected
by the election, except where an executor is prohibited from participating in the
election by another provision of this Will.
E. Power to retain any property originally owned by me, and/or to invest and reinvest
in all forms of real and personal property, whether inside or outside the United
States, including without limitation common trust funds of a corporate executor,
mutual funds, partnerships (including a partnership in which an executor is a
general or limited partner), and other forms of joint investment (which may but
need not be managed by, advised by, or affiliated with an executor), without
regard to any principle of law limiting delegation of investment responsibility by
executors.
F. Power to compromise claims or debts and to abandon or demolish any property
which my Executors shall determine to be of little or no value.
G. Power to sell property at public or private sale, for cash or upon credit, and to
exchange property for other property, and to lease property for any period oftime,
and to give options of any duration for sales, exchanges or leases.
H. Power to join in any merger, reorganization, voting-trust plan or other concerted
action of security holders, and to delegate discretionary powers (including
investment powers) in entering into the arrangement.
I. Power to borrow from anyone, even if the lender is an executor under this Will,
and to pledge property as security for repayment of the funds borrowed, including
the establishment of a margin account. No executor shall be personally liable, and
any such loan shall be payable only out of assets of my estate.
J. Power without the consent of any beneficiary to distribute in cash or in kind, and
to allocate specific assets in satisfaction of fractional shares or pecuniary sums
among the beneficiaries (including any trust) in such proportions, not necessarily
pro rata, as my Executors may determine, even though an executor has an interest
affected by the distribution and even though different beneficiaries entitled to the
same sum or share may thereby receive different mixes of assets, possibly with
different income tax bases, so long as the fair market value of property on the date
of distribution is used in determining the extent to which any distribution satisfies
a sum or share.
K. Power to apply to the use of any individual, any property, whether principal or
income, that otherwise would or could be distributed directly to such individual.
L. Power with respect to any real property (i) to partition, subdivide or improve such
property and to enter into agreements concerning the partition, subdivision,
improvement, zoning or management of any real estate in which my estate has an
interest and to impose or extinguish restrictions on any such real estate, (ii) to sell,
exchange, lease for any period, mortgage, alter, or otherwise dispose of such
property and to execute any instrument necessary to do that, and (iii) to charge to
principal the net loss incurred in operating or carrying non-income producing real
property.
M. Power to permit any individual eligible to receive distributions of income from a
trust to occupy any real property or cooperative apartment or use any tangible
personal property forming part of the trust upon such terms as the Trustees shall
deem proper, whether rent free or in consideration of the payment of taxes,
insurance, maintenance and ordinary repairs, or otherwise.
N. Power to employ a custodian, to hold property unregistered or in the name of a
nominee (including the nominee of any bank, trust company, brokerage house or
other institution employed as custodian), and to pay reasonable compensation to
the custodian in addition to any fees otherwise payable to my Executors,
notwithstanding any rule of law otherwise prohibiting such dual compensation.
O. Power to make loans to, and to buy property from, the estate of my spouse or the
trustee of any trust subject to any wealth transfer tax upon either of our deaths,
regardless of the fact that one or more or all of the persons serving as executor
hereunder are also serving as a selling or borrowing executor or trustee; provided
that such loans shall be for adequate interest and shall be adequately secured and
such purchases shall be for fair market value.
P. Power to employ and to rely upon advice given by accountants, attorneys,
investment bankers, and other expert advisers, and to employ agents, clerks and
other employees, and to pay reasonable compensation to such advisors or
employees in addition to fees otherwise payable to my Executors, notwithstanding
any rule of law otherwise prohibiting such dual compensation.
Q. Power if Dauphin Deposit Bank and Trust Company is unable to serve as executor
in any jurisdiction, in the executor serving in that jurisdiction, to use Dauphin
Deposit Bank and Trust Company as agent to perform any task that may lawfully
be performed by such an agent in that jurisdiction, and to pay to Dauphin Deposit
Bank and Trust Company such compensation for its services as agent as shall be
agreed upon by such executor and it.
R. Power to accept or to decline to accept additions whether made by me or from
some other source.
S. Power in the Trustees (excluding, however, any interested trustee) to allocate
receipts and disbursements to income or principal in such manner as the Trustees
(excluding, however, any interested trustee) shall determine, even though a
particular allocation may be inconsistent with otherwise applicable state law. My
Executors shall follow any direction by the Trustees of a trust (excluding,
however, any interested trustee) with respect to allocations affecting property
passing to that trust.
T. Power in the Trustees (excluding, however, any interested trustee) to amortize in
whole or in part the premium on securities received or purchased at a premium,
or to treat as income the gross return from such securities. I anticipate (but I do
not direct) that the Trustees will consider amortization when failure to amortize
would result in a substantial impairment of principal. My Executors shall follow
any direction given by the Trustees of a trust (excluding, however, any interested
trustee) with respect to amortizations affecting property passing to that trust.
U. Power to continue any business, incorporated or unincorporated, for any period,
and to do anthing that I could have done regarding the business, including without
limitation the power (i) to invest additional sums in the business whether or not
such investment would otherwise be appropriate for fiduciaries and without regard
to any duty to diversify investments (ii) to select directors, officers or other
employees of the business, and an executor or an officer of a corporate executor
or a beneficiary hereunder may act as such director, officer or employee and may
receive compensation for doing so (iii) to pay from principal the cost of liability
insurance for an executor or beneficiary acting as director (iv) to recapitalize,
reorganize or liquidate the business (v) to redeem stock under Sec. 303 of the
Code, and the proceeds of any such redemption shall be applied in a manner
consistent with the requirements of Sec. 303(b )(3) (vi) to elect deferred payment
of estate tax under Sec. 6166 of the Code and/or any corresponding provision of
state law, and to charge interest on deferred tax to income or principal, and to
consent to the creation of a special lien for deferred tax to be imposed on property
of my estate even if the tax is imposed on property passing outside my estate (vii)
to sell the business (including a sale to a co-owner even if the co-owner is an
executor hereunder) without "testing the market" by solicitation of bids, relying
instead on a qualified appraiser. My Executors may exercise these powers despite
having individual interests in the business that might conflict with their interests
as executor.
Article IX. Accountings & Other Proceedings.
A. I direct that my estate be subject to independent administration with as little court
supervision as the law allows. My Executors shall not be required to render to
any court annual or other periodic accounts, or any inventory, appraisal, or other
returns or reports, whether required by statute or otherwise. My Executors shall
take such action for the settlement or approval of accounts at such times and
before such courts or without court proceedings as my Executors shall determine.
My Executors shall pay the costs and expenses of any such action or proceeding,
including but not limited to the compensation and expenses of attorneys and
guardians, out of the property of my estate.
B. I direct that in any proceeding relating to my estate service upon any person under
a legal disability need not be made when another person not under a disability is
a party to the proceeding and has the same interest as the person under the
disability. The person under the disability shall nevertheless be bound by the
results of the proceeding. The same rule shall apply to non-judicial settlements,
releases, exonerations, and indemnities.
Article X. Various Provisions Regarding Fiduciaries.
A. Except to the extent specifically provided otherwise in this Will, references to my
Executors shall, in their application to my estate, refer to all those from time to
time acting as executors and if two or more executors are eligible to act on a
given matter they shall act by majority.
B. Individual executors shall receive compensation in accordance with the law of
Pennsylvania in effect at the time of payment, unless the executor waives
compensation, provided that my wife and descendants shall serve without
compensation. A corporate executor shall be compensated by agreement with the
individual executors or in the absence of such agreement in accordance with its
fee schedule as in effect at the time of payment. I authorize a corporate executor
to charge additional fees for services it provides to my estate that are not
comprised within its duties as executor, for example a fee charged by a mutual
fund it administers in which my estate invests, or a fee for providing an appraisal,
or a fee for providing corporate finance or investment banking services. I also
recognize that a corporate executor may charge separately for some services
comprised within its duties as executor, for example a separate fee for investing
cash balances or preparing tax returns. Such separate or "unbundled" charges shall
not be treated as improper or excessive merely because they are added on to a
basic fee in calculating total compensation for service as executor. Insurance
proceeds and retirement benefits payable to my estate shall not be subject to
executor's compensation.
C. No executor shall be liable to anyone for anything done or not done by any other
executor or by any beneficiary.
D. The fact that an executor is active in the investment business shall not be deemed
a conflict of interest, and purchases and sales of investments may be made through
a corporate executor or through any firm of which a corporate or individual
executor is a partner, shareholder, proprietor, associate, employee, owner,
subsidiary, affiliate or the like, and property of my estate may be invested in
individual securities, mutual funds, partnerships, private placements, or other forms
of investment promoted, underwritten, managed, or advised by an executor or suchka firm.
E. I authorize my Executors to employ and rely upon advice given by investment
counsel, to delegate discretionary investment authority over investments to
investment counsel, and to pay investment counsel reasonable compensation in
addition to fees otherwise payable to my Executors, notwithstanding any rule of
law otherwise prohibiting such dual compensation. I authorize my Executors to
acquire and retain investments that present a higher degree of risk than would
normally be authorized by the "prudent person" rule. I do not intend any type of
investment, no matter how risky or speculative, to be absolutely prohibited, so
long as prudent procedures are followed in selecting and retaining the investment
and the investment constitutes a prudent percentage of the trust. My Executors
may but need not favor retention of assets originally owned by me. My Executors
shall not be under any duty to diversify investments regardless of any principle of
law requiring diversification. My Executors may retain and acquire property that
does not produce income, subject to any restrictions or qualifications of this power
set forth elsewhere in this Will.
F. The fact that an executor (or a firm of which an executor is a member or with
which an executor is otherwise affiliated) renders legal or other professional
services to my estate shall not be deemed a conflict of interest, and I authorize my
Executors to pay fees for such services to such executor or firm without prior
approval of any court or any beneficiary and whether or not there is a co-executor
to approve such payment. I intend an attorney or other executor who also renders
professional services to receive full compensation for both services as executor and
the professional services rendered, except as specifically limited by law.
G. I direct that the so-called rule against self-dealing shall not apply to an executor
who is my wife or a descendant of mine. Except when prohibited by another
provision of this Will, such an executor may enter into transactions on behalf of
my estate in which that executor is personally interested so long as the terms of
such transaction are fair to my estate. For example, such an executor may purchase
property from my estate at its fair market value without court approval.
H. Any executor may delegate to a co-executor any power held by the delegating
executor, but only if the co-executor is authorized to exercise the power delegated.
A delegation may be revocable, but while it is in effect the delegating executor
shall have no responsibility concerning the exercise of the delegated power.
Article XI. Alternate or Successor Fiduciaries.
A. Any executor may resign at any time without court approval and whether or not
a successor has been appointed.
B. Each individual executor (including successors) shall have the right to appoint a
successor individual executor by an instrument in writing, such appointment to
take effect upon the death, resignation or incapacity of the appointing executor.
An appointment may be changed or revoked until it takes effect. If I have named
an alternate or alternates to the appointing executor in this Will, the appointment
of a successor under this paragraph shall take effect only if and when those
alternates fail to qualify or cease to act.
C. The individuals (and any corporation) acting as my Executors may at any time
acting unanimously by written instrument appoint an individual or a corporation
with fiduciary powers as a co-executor.
D. If the office of executor is vacant, and no successor takes office pursuant to any
other provision of this Will, an individual or corporation with fiduciary powers
may be appointed as executor by my wife if then living and competent, otherwise
by a majority of my adult descendants then living and competent.
E. An executor may be appointed pursuant to this Article for a limited purpose or
to hold only specified powers.
Article XII. Exoneration From Security.
No executor shall be required to give bond or other security in any jurisdiction, and if
despite this exoneration a bond is nevertheless required, no sureties shall be required.
Article XIII. Miscellaneous.
The following terms used in this Will shall be defined as follows:
A. Whether an individual is a minor or an adult shall be determined under the laws
of the individual's domicile at the time in question, except in cases when this Will
has specifically defined "Minor" to mean a person under age 21.
B. Except when I have specifically provided otherwise, any gift to an individual
under this Article shall take effect only if the individual survives me, and no anti-
lapse rule shall apply.
C. A gift of property under this Article includes my rights under any related
insurance policies or the proceeds of such policies.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name on thislq'~ay of ~luD((\.iJ.JV-:'
1995.
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Signed, sealed published and declared by JOHN E. FOX, JR., the testator above named,
as and for his last will and testament, in our presence, and we in his presence, and in the presence
of each other, have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses:
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instrument, being first duly sworn, do hereby declare to the
undersigned authority that the testator signed and executed the
instrument as his last will and that he had signed willingly and
that he executed it as his free and voluntary act for the
purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in
the presence and hearing of the testator, signed the will as
witness and that to the best of each such witness's knowledge the
testator was at that time eighteen (18) years of age or older, of
sound mind, and under no constraint or undue influence.
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FIRST CODICIL
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JOHN E. FOX, JR.
I, JOHN E. FOX, JR., presently a resident of the County of
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, declare this to be a First Codicil to
my Will of December 29, 1995.
1. The following paragraph is added to my said Will:
I hereby name Ross Miner Chrisman, a son of my
wife, as an additional Executor of my Estate, and, if
ever he is unable or unwilling so to serve, or to
continue so serving, Neil Chrisman III, a son of my
wife, shall serve in Ross's place, and if ever neither
of the said son's of my wife is ever unable or
unwilling to serve, or to continue so serving, no
successor shall be appointed to serve in their place.
2. In all other respects my Will of December 29, 1995,
shall remain in full force and effect.
I, JOHN E. FOX, JR., set my hand to this
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, 1996.
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On the day of , 1996, JOHN E. FOX, JR.,
declared to us, the undersigned, that the foregoing instrument
was a First Codicil to his last Will, and he requested us to act
as witnesses to the same and to his signature thereupon. He
thereupon signed this said First Codicil to his last Will in our
presence, we being present at the same time. We now, at his
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
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being first duly sworn, each hereby declares to the undersigned
authority that the testator signed and executed the instrument as
a First Codicil to his last Will in the presence of the witnesses
and that he had signed willingly, and that he executed it as his
free and voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and
that each of the witnesses, in the presence and hearing of the
testator, signed the will as witness and that to the best of
his/her knowledge the testator was at that time eighteen years of
age or older, of sound mind and under no constraint or undue
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JOHN E. FOX, JR.
I, John E. Fox, Jr" presently of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, declare this to be a
First Codicil to my Will of December 29, 1995.
1. I hereby insert the following Article III -1 :
Article III-I. Specific Bequest of Tangible Personal Property. I bequeath the
silver and the desk in the living room of my Camp Hill residence equally to Ross
M. Chrisman and Neil Chrisman, III, the son's of my deceased wife, Katharine C.
Fox.
2, In all other respects, my Will of December 29, 1995, shall remain in full force and
effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I, John E. Fox, Jr., set my hand to the First Codicil to my last
Will, typewritten on two (2) sheets of paper, including the self-proving attestation clause and
signature of witnesses, this 15th, day of August, 2001.
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John E. Fox, Jr. (the testator), Stephanie Kleinfelter and
Sue Mauery (the witnesses), whose names are signed to the foregoing instrument, being first
duly sworn, each hereby declares to the undersigned authority that the testator signed and
executed the instrument as his First Codicil to his Will dated December 29, 1995, in the presence
of the witnesses and that he had signed willingly, and that he executed it as his free and
voluntary act for the purposes therein expressed, and that each of the witnesses, in the presence
and hearing of the testator, signed the codicil as witness and that to the best of his or her
knowledge the testator was at that time eighteen years of age or older, of sound mind and under
no constraint or undue influence.
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