Jacqueline Miller, owner of Roxy's Diner, is closing after working at the diner for the past 17 years.

This is an excerpt from a larger article that appears in Wednesday's Butler Eagle. Subscribe online or in print to read the full article.PROSPECT — Waitresses at Roxy's Diner will unplug the coffeemaker and turn out the lights for a final time May 9 when the 72-year-old eatery on Route 422 will close for good.Jacqueline Miller, who's owned the diner since August 2016, said she's heartbroken about it, but “my decision is made.“I'm tired. Financially, I've done everything I can, but it's been a constant monthly struggle financially,” she said.“Everybody thinks when you own a business, you are rich,” she said. “But I have eight employees — waitresses and cooks — that need to be paid.”Roxy's joins an estimated 7,500 restaurants in the state that will close permanently, mostly because of the coronavirus pandemic, said Stephanie Otterson, director of communications for the Pennsylvania Restaurant and Lodging Association. The association said there were an estimated 26,000 eating and drinking establishments in the state before the pandemic.

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