|Chadds Ford Life Photo Essay| For Elizabeth and Vince Moro, their Chadds Peak Farm may have served a symbolic role in what brought them together, but their greatest gift has been what the farm has come to mean for others
‘An oasis for the human spirit’ Text by Richard L. Gaw The first moment Elizabeth Moro saw her future husband, Vince was walking around his nearly 12-acre Chadds Peak Farm in Pennsbury Township, where the 2015 Brandywine in White event was being held, carrying a gas tank. Assuming he was the owner of the property, Elizabeth thanked him for allowing the event to be held at the farm. Elizabeth later befriended Vince on social media, and later that year in December, Elizabeth’s father passed away, and when Vince heard of the news, he left a message on her phone, sharing his condolences. He knew the same heartbreak; during Easter that year, his father had passed away. “My children were elsewhere that Christmas, so I was home alone when I asked my father, ‘Where are all of the good guys like you?’” Elizabeth said. Just then, her phone hummed. It was Vince, leaving her a message of condolences. “He had seen that not only had my dad died near Christmas but that in two days, it would be my birthday,” Elizabeth said. “He had gone to his father’s grave that morning and told him, ‘Dad, I am not coming back to Chadds Peak Farm next year alone, so you’re going to have to help me out.’” To this day, it is the firm belief of Elizabeth and Vince Moro that their fathers were in Heaven, playing Cupid. Continued on Page 44
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