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BENTLEY PARK — Tom and Caroline Korkos have established the private Bentley Park in their Cortland Court neighborhood in Rochester in memory of their late dog, Bentley. Their pet passed away in June 2023. Photo by Leah Sander.
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By LEAH SANDER Staff Writer Bentley, the Yorkshire terrier, was loved by many, said Caroline Korkos. “Anybody who met him just fell in love with him,” she said. She and her husband, Tom, have created a park in memory of their late pet in their Cortland Court neighborhood in Rochester. The half-acre Bentley Park, meant for those in their Olde Orchard Ridge Homeowners Association, includes a bench swing, picnicking space and
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small path. There’s even a fire hydrant exclusively for dogs that came from the Rochester Fire Department. Caroline had it painted red and added paw prints. Tom’s former accountant and his wife also donated a bench for the park. It has a plaque, which reads: “For Bentley.” She noted the lot was the last empty one in the neighborhood. The couple bought it in July 2023, following Bentley’s death in June 2023. The lot was the last place Caroline saw Bentley “run
into,” she said. On the day he passed, Bentley had followed the couple’s sheepadoodle, who had chased a fawn in the lot. The fawn’s mother trampled Bentley to protect her fawn. Caroline said making the park was a “labor of love” for her husband. Tom said the couple cut down “over a hundred trees” to clear the park. The couple’s friends, Virgil and Sue Hudkins, gave them equipment to do the work and helped out, with the couple’s Continued on page 3
FOR THE DOGS — Tom and Caroline put a fire hydrant at the park for dogs to use. Caroline had it painted red and added the paw prints. Photo by Leah Sander.
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