Shirley Pino & Sydney A. Fraser

Sydney Arthur Fraser was born the second child to Jacob and Sissy Fraser on February 17, 1926. He married Clara P. Dixon in December of 1949 and they raised 7 children. In his early years, he was a man of many skills. After his education in the Cokes View Public School system, he was trained as a professional carpenter and practiced his trade both in Jamaica and the developing Grand Bahama Island, where he served as a Bahamian police and moonlighted after hours building homes. In Jamaica he was able to ascend to Police Constable. He was known for defusing many confrontations with his tactile language, in fact it was noted that he only had to locked up one criminal during his tenure. Many asserted his brilliance as a police officer was due to his calling as a minister which he did every night after hanging up his uniform. He wore many hats, both literally and figuratively. He was an entrepreneur who owned an ice house in Sav-La-Mar, the capital of Westmoreland Parish, a necessity in Jamaica in the fifties and sixties. He did all this while helping to raise six boys and one girl.The family immigrated to the USA in the early 1970's. Sydney took many jobs to help the family realize the American Dream. The one constant in his life was his love for his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and for his family. Despite a divorce, he still believed in family and never lived more than 5 miles from them. Over the years, he helped to educate all seven children to a college education or higher. He continued to preach at Grace Baptist Church and Shiloh Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon, and New Rochelle, NY respectively where the family resided. He honed his skills which culminated in his tenure at Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. Sydney and Shirley Pino met and married in 1976. They lived in New Rochelle, NY, Bronx, NY and Retired in Altamonte Springs, FL, where they were members of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church and were married for 38 years until they departed this life in December 25 & 26, 2014. Sydney A. Fraser was preceded in death by his wife Shirley Pino Fraser, his parents Jacob and Sissy Fraser, brother Felix Fraser, sister Iris Fraser, brother Eric and son Dalton Fraser. He leaves to cherish Stepson Roydell (Rose) Carroll of New Rochelle, NY, Dr. Cosmo Fraser of Tiburon, CA, Glaister (Icilda) Fraser of Patchogue, NY, Archie Fraser of Richmond, CA, Shrena Fraser of New Rochelle, NY, Glendon (Violet) Fraser of Pleasant Valley, NY, Stepdaughter Beverly (Will) Pino-Hall of Bronx, NY; 14 Grandchildren, and Step-Grandchildren Chanju Carroll, Sekani Carroll, Adam Fraser, Julian Fraser, Etan Fraser, Andre Fraser, Hewan Fraser, Shrena Fraser, Hannah Fraser, Jessica Fraser, Olivia Fraser, Jaedon Hall, Chance Hall and Christian Hall; 8 Great-Grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews and cousins in Jamaica, England, Canada and United States.

Obituary for Shirley Pino Fraser ~

Shirley was born February 17, 1926 to the union of Lillian and Pendleton Davenport Sr. in New York City. She was raised by her maternal grandmother in Front Royal, VA and educated in Virginia Public School system. Shirley accepted Jesus Christ as her lord and savior at an early age after relocating to New York City. She became a member of Covenant Avenue Baptist Church where she served as a Sunday school teacher and sung in the choir.

Shirley met and married Ismael Peter Pino and from that union one daughter Beverly was born. Shirley worked for many years with United Merchants, a fabric company in NYC as a bookkeeper before she retired in the early 1990's. In 1976, Shirley met and married Rev. Sydney Fraser. After retirement, they relocated to Altamonte Springs, FL. They both became active members of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church. Shirley was preceded in death by her parents Pendleton (Lillian) Davenport, 2 brothers and Ismael. She leaves to cherish her memory, her daughter Beverly Pino ( Bronx, NY), Son-in-Law, Will Hall, Grandchildren Jaedon, Chance, and Christian and many Stepchildren, Step-Grandchildren and Step-Great-Grandchildren.