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Joseph P. Derrickson

New Bern, North Carolina

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Long time Sanford resident, Joseph P. Derrickson passed away Friday, February 13, 2009 at Cape Fear Valley Hospital in Fayetteville. An athletic scholarship at UNC Chapel Hill brought Joe to the area in 1933 from his home town of Kennett Square, PA. He met Kathryn Elizabeth Bain in 1938 and they...

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I met Joseph Derrickson at the NC State Veterans Nursing Home. During his stay, I introduce myself to Joseph and we became close friends. I am the Catholic Eucharistic Minister for the nursing home. Joseph asked if he could come back to the church. I was so honored and humble to become a close friend of Joseph. From there-on I was His Brother Bill and the joy he had, knowing His Mother would be very proud of him and truely looking forward to meeting her soon. Joseph became a special...