Chesco Sheriff's Office Offers Condolences In Passing Of Deputy

CHESTER COUNTY, PA — The Chester County Sheriff's Office offered condolence after Jeff Divito — a sheriff's deputy, motorcycle enthusiast, good friend and citizen — died this weekend.

The Chester County Sheriff's Office today published a statement of condolence in the death of the long-serving deputy.

"With profound sadness, we inform you of the passing of our colleague and friend, Deputy Jeffrey DiVito of the Chester County Sheriff’s Office, this weekend," the sheriff's office stated in a Sunday social media post.

DiVito served in the Chester County Sheriff's Office for nearly two decades. "His exemplary career as a deputy included service as a firearms instructor and member of the motorcycle unit," the sheriff's office said.

"Jeff was a man of high integrity. Even during his illness, he was dependable, reliable, and dedicated to the CCSO, (the) public, and his loved ones," the sheriff department's announcement said.

The sheriff's office said a plaque above the CCSO's roll call door reads, “Behind these doors are the nation's finest deputies” and added, "Jeff was the embodiment of that statement."

The Chester County District Attorney's Office also offered "deepest condolences."

A friend, Richard Rotondo, of Phoenixville, said DiVito was "one of the nicest people I knew and I was privileged to be able to call him a friend. He's in a better place, but the world lost someone truly special."

Rotondo added a remembrance saying, "I’ll never forget meeting you all those years ago and finding out our common love for F-Body cars and motorcycles, among other common ground. ...Those of us who knew you and those who knew of you and your kindness will never forget you, brother."

DiVito's Facebook profile said he was from Downingtown.