Huntington – Town of Huntington
officials, family and friends of Lloyd Frazier, gathered to dedicate Highland
Court in Huntington in the name of the late Chambers Street “Hotel” McDonalds
owner who provided a safe haven and 700,000 free meals to 9/11 Ground Zero
rescue and recovery workers, on Saturday, September 21.
In attendance at the ceremony taking
place in the neighborhood of the Fraziers’ former family home were Lloyd
Frazier’s twins, son Steven Frazier and daughter Gwen Smith; his brother Bill
Frazier, who spoke on behalf of the family; his sister Della Frazier-Rios;
nephew Eric Frazier, as well as many other family and friends including
grandnephew Jack, who delivered the Pledge of Allegiance.
Supervisor Chad A. Lupinacci served
as master of ceremonies, also representing the Town of Huntington were
Councilman Eugene Cook, Councilwoman Joan Cergol, Councilman Ed Smyth, Receiver
of Taxes Jillian Guthman and Highway Superintendent Kevin S. Orelli.
New York State Assemblyman Andrew
Raia and Assemblyman Steve Stern attended the ceremony, as well as Sal
Lupinacci and Fred Burns, who initiated the request to rename the street after
Huntington’s hometown hero, and Tom Forte, who taught Lloyd how to bartend and
gathered many of Lloyd’s old friends for the event.
The attendees counted down from 21,
Lloyd’s baseball number, to unveil the street sign and Seminarian Stephen
Rooney of the Church of St. Patrick delivered a blessing of sign after the
unveiling. Lloyd’s son Steven Frazier, owner of the McDonald's located at 729
Route 110 in Melville, donated McDonald’s breakfast sandwiches and the Frazier
family donated coffee and donuts for the ceremony.
At its August 6 meeting, the Town
Board renamed Highland Court in Huntington to be known as Lloyd Frazier
Way/Highland Court, after the McDonald’s owner on Chambers Street in Manhattan
who saved the lives of a police officer and a fire fighter, pulling them inside
his store on September 11, 2001, when the World Trade Center towers fell and
the streets were engulfed by blackness. Lloyd Frazier’s McDonald’s restaurant
came to be known as a safe haven for all the first responders and workers at
Ground Zero, nicknamed “Hotel McDonald’s.” Lloyd Frazier’s McDonald’s mobile
unit provided 700,000 free meals to fire fighters, police officers, emergency
responders and rescue workers. Lloyd Frazier, a lifelong Town of Huntington
resident, lost his battle with 9/11-related lung cancer on January 17, 2006 at
the age of 53.
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