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Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell speaks during the memorial service for Albert Boscov at the Santander Arena, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017 in Reading, Pa. Late department store chairman Albert Boscov was remembered as an energetic businessman, a caring person and a tireless cheerleader for the city he loved.Hundreds gathered Sunday at a Reading arena to honor Boscov, who died Feb. 10 at age 87, and who was credited with driving the growth of the century-old business established by his father to sales in excess of $1 billion. (Lauren A. Little/Reading Eagle via AP)

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Jim Boscov, vice-chairman and CEO of Boscov's Department Store speaks during the memorial service for Albert Boscov at the Santander Arena, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017 in Reading, Pa. Late department store chairman Albert Boscov was remembered as an energetic businessman, a caring person and a tireless cheerleader for the city he loved.Hundreds gathered Sunday at a Reading arena to honor Boscov, who died Feb. 10 at age 87, and who was credited with driving the growth of the century-old business established by his father to sales in excess of $1 billion.(Lauren A. Little/Reading Eagle via AP)

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People react during the memorial service for Albert Boscov at the Santander Arena, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017 in Reading, Pa. Late department store chairman Albert Boscov was remembered as an energetic businessman, a caring person and a tireless cheerleader for the city he loved.Hundreds gathered Sunday at a Reading arena to honor Boscov, who died Feb. 10 at age 87, and who was credited with driving the growth of the century-old business established by his father to sales in excess of $1 billion.(Lauren A. Little/Reading Eagle via AP)

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The Boscov family laughs at one of the funny remembrances the memorial service for Albert Boscov at the Santander Arena, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017 in Reading, Pa. Late department store chairman Albert Boscov was remembered as an energetic businessman, a caring person and a tireless cheerleader for the city he loved.Hundreds gathered Sunday at a Reading arena to honor Boscov, who died Feb. 10 at age 87, and who was credited with driving the growth of the century-old business established by his father to sales in excess of $1 billion.(Lauren A. Little/Reading Eagle via AP)

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Jim Boscov, vice-chairman and CEO of Boscov's Department Store greets Sen. Bob Casey Jr. before the memorial service for Albert Boscov at the Santander Arena, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017 in Reading, Pa. Late department store chairman Albert Boscov was remembered as an energetic businessman, a caring person and a tireless cheerleader for the city he loved.Hundreds gathered Sunday at a Reading arena to honor Boscov, who died Feb. 10 at age 87, and who was credited with driving the growth of the century-old business established by his father to sales in excess of $1 billion.(Lauren A. Little/Reading Eagle via AP)

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People wait to enter the memorial service for Albert Boscov at the Santander Arena, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017 in Reading, Pa. Late department store chairman Albert Boscov was remembered as an energetic businessman, a caring person and a tireless cheerleader for the city he loved.Hundreds gathered Sunday at a Reading arena to honor Boscov, who died Feb. 10 at age 87, and who was credited with driving the growth of the century-old business established by his father to sales in excess of $1 billion.(Lauren A. Little/Reading Eagle via AP)

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Otto Voit, the Republican nominee for Pennsylvania state treasurer, talks to a reporter and the editorial board of the Reading Eagle newspaper on Sept. 21, 2016, in Reading, Pa. In the Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, general election, Pennsylvania voters will choose between Republican Otto Voit and Democrat Joe Torsella to serve a four-year term as state treasurer, an official who oversees the state Treasury Department, sits on boards of Pennsylvania’s two large public employee pension agencies and has a say in the state’s bond issues. (Bill Uhrich/Reading Eagle via AP)

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This photo taken on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2014, sows the exterior of Reading Senior High School in Reading, Pa. Reading's Alvernia University is planning to award as many as 20 full-tuition scholarships per year to high school graduates from Reading, one of the nation's poorest cities. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam)

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Los Angeles Angels' Mike Trout poses for a photo with Robert Uribe from Reading, Pa, who attended Millville High School in Millville, NJ with Trout, before the start of a baseball game with the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson)