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Area Pubs Host Fundraiser for Family of Slain Phila. Officer

by KYW's David Madden

More than two dozen taverns in the area are banding together Thursday night to raise money for a slain Philadelphia police officer’s family.

'There but for the grace of God.' That’s what taproom owners like George Flocco are saying after Officer Gary Skerski (above) was gunned down in May after walking in on a robbery at a Frankford bar:

"Gary Skerski died so other people could live, and this is our way to thank the police department and his family."

His East Falls bar will team up with more than two dozen others from South Street to Conshohocken on Thursday evening. A $5 cover charge will go directly to Skerski’s family.

A suspect in Skerski’s murder, Solomon Montgomery, is awaiting trial.

Partial list of participating taverns:

105 Social Club, Manayunk
Bala Inn, City Line
Baggataway, Conshohocken
Blarney Stone, University City
Bourbon Blue, Manayunk
Castle Roxx, Manayunk
Cavanaugh's River Deck, Columbus Boulevard
CJ & Eck's, Manayunk
Doc's Union Pub, South Philadelphia
Finnigan's Wake, Northern Liberties
Franzone's, Conshohocken
Graham's Pub, Roxborough
Grape Street Pub, Manayunk
Lucky Dog, Lafayette Hill
Pitcher's Pub, Manayunk
Pour House Tavern, East Falls
Roosevelt's, University City
Spanky's, Roxborough
The Bayou, Manayunk
The Boathouse, Conshohocken
The Ugly Moose, Manayunk
T, Hogans, Wissahickon
Tom Hagen's Tavern, 20th & Arch
Ye Olde Ale House, Lafayette Hill
Kildare's, South Street

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