Dale v. Philadelphia Board of Pensions & Retirement

FLAHERTY, Judge.

Maureen Dale, by her parent and natural guardian Rosemary Dale, and Gregory Dale, and Matthew Dale (Children) appeal from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, which affirmed a decision of the Philadelphia Board of Pensions and Retirement (Board) which denied the Children’s applications for ordinary death benefits of the deceased, Roy Dale, (Roy) but granted the application for benefits filed by Roy’s widow, Celeste Dale (Celeste). We affirm.

Roy died as an active duty Philadelphia police officer on May 13, 1995. At the time of his death, Roy and the…