YOUNGSTOWN Evelyn Tkalec, a volunteer who helped found the Mahoning County chapter of Friends of Fido and provided over 15 years of service to dogs at the Mahoning County Dog Warden, died Tuesday morning after a recent illness. She was 75.

Friends of Fido, Mahoning County Dog Pound, announced the death in a statement asking for donations in Tkalec’s memory.

Tkalec’s involvement with the shelter began in 2010 when she and her sisters visited the facility on Industrial Road to walk the dogs. At the time, the pound housed animals in cramped cages within a deteriorating building.

The following year, Tkalec was instrumental in the formation of Friends of Fido, a nonprofit organization that aids sheltered dogs.

During her years of volunteering, Tkalec coordinated thousands of veterinary ap

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