Middlesex Fruitery Owners Retiring; Community Sends Well Wishes

On Saturday, Sept. 27, Ted and Mary Xenelis are retiring after years of serving the community at Middlesex Fruitery.

Fans of the store shared well wishes for Ted and Mary on the Middletown Patch Facebook page. Leave your notes of encouragement and memories in the comments section below and help create a virtual ‘Happy Retirement’ card for the Xenelis family.

• Miss you guys sorry to see ya go loved coming there weekly when I was still in CT! Good luck to you both :) — Tisha Whitehurst Richter

• Best wishes and congratulations on your retirement! Enjoy!!! — Ann Nash

• My mom is in mourning... our whole family will miss you guys! Some of my earliest memories were going to the fruitery with my mom and getting a piece of fruit as a treat on the way home that Ted had let us know was perfectly ripe to eat that day.. Happy retirement! — Felicia Infinitely

• Happy Retirement!! — Brenda Lee Hunter

• I will miss that place very much, It always was a staple in our lives!! — Shirley Read

• I’m so sorry to see you and the business go, but I wish you the best in your retirement!!! — Janet R. Gadomski

• I remember Rita taking you there — Sharon Gompper

• I haven’t been town in a long time but I will always remember visiting your place when I worked at the YMCA.....best of luck in the next chapter of your life!!! — Christine Nelson Wilkos

• I will miss Ted and Mary! I’ve been going to your store with my mom since I was little! Great memories! Enjoy retirement! — Kellan McKenna

• Thank you for many years of great products. — Christy Kovel

Don’t forget to leave your well wishes and memories below!

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