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Captain Big Al New York Roslyn Rescue Hook & Ladder Company, No. 1 Year of Death: 2002Allen , volunteer captain, Roslyn Rescue Hook & Ladder Company, No. 1, died March 25, 2002, when a vehicle struck him as he participated in a training drill. He served with the department for seven years and enjoyed taking younger firemen under his wing. Frye was chosen 1998 Firefighter of the Year for the Fifth Battalion for saving a woman from her burning home. Very involved in community relations, he organized the department's annual open house and its children's Christmas party and coordinated fire prevention classes at area elementary schools. He worked as a plumber and enjoyed playing football, basketball, and softball. Allen was known in the department as a leader, a teacher, and a true gentleman.Pictures of His Lifetime..
BIG AL For the second time in seven months, firefighters at Roslyn Rescue are mourning the loss of one of their own. On Good Friday, March 29, funeral services were held at St. Hyacinth's Church, Glen Head for Capt. Allen Frye, the Roslyn Rescue firefighter who died on Monday, March 25, while performing a routine training exercise on Glen Cove Road in Greenvale. Capt. Frye was 31. Firefighter Chris Boffa also suffered minor injuries in the incident, which dealt another blow to a department still reeling from its losses on Sept. 11, 2001 at the world Trade Center, when Assistant Chief Thomas Langone and ex-Captain Peter Langone were killed while performing their jobs as emergency workers for New York City. Scores of white-gloved firemen in dress blue uniforms turned out in Glen Head to pay their final respects to Capt. Frye. He was eulogized by Chief Peter Liotta of the Roslyn Rescue Fire Company as a leader who was revered by his peers and a teacher who was admired by his men. "Everyone knew him as 'Big Al,'" said Chief Liotta, addressing the hundreds of family members, friends, firefighters and Nassau County police officers who attended the funeral at St. Hyacinth's Church. "But Big Al referred more to the size and depths of his heart than it did his physical stature," he added, fighting back tears. Capt. Frye joined Roslyn Rescue in 1995 and quickly rose through the ranks, being promoted to lieutenant in 1997 and to captain in 2001. In 1998, Capt. Frye was awarded the coveted Firefighter of the Year Award from the Fifth Battalion for his heroic efforts in pulling an elderly woman out of her burning home in Roslyn Harbor. According to ex-Captain Jon Sendach, Capt. Frye was also heavily involved with community relations, organizing the annual Open House, which is timed to Fire Prevention Month in October. Each year, the Roslyn Fire Company's Open House is a community favorite and gives adults and children alike a chance to tour the fire stations, talk to firefighters and EMT's, and learn basic fire prevention techniques and tips. Capt. Frye was also responsible for the perennial Children's Christmas Party and coordinated fire prevention classes at area elementary schools. Capt. Frye was admired by all those in the fire company, but especially by the cadre of probationary firefighters who remembered him as someone who enjoyed taking younger firemen under his wing, while helping them learn the basics of the job. In published reports, Capt. Frye's fellow firefighters also remembered him as one of the fire company's more energetic members. A plumber by trade, Capt. Frye showed up for duty at Roslyn Rescue after completing a full day's work. He enjoyed taking part in pickup football, basketball and softball games. "Capt. Frye was a distinguished leader and a true gentleman," said Mr. Sendach. "Our men and women, who lost a lovable role model last week and two others in September, are doing all they can to make sense of this tragedy and are looking for a way to move on with dignity in spite of it." Near the end of the eulogy on Friday, Chief Liotta addressed Capt. Frye's three children. Ashley, A.J. and Taylor Paige, your daddy loved Roslyn Rescue with all his heart---as he did you. And we will be there for you with all of ours." Capt. Frye's casket was brought out of the church before a sea of blue uniformed men. County Executive Thomas Suozzi and Inspector George Morrish of the Nassau County's 6th Precinct were among those who came to pay their respects. The day before the funeral, Gov. George Pataki paid his respects to the Frye family by attending the wake at the McLaughlin, Kramer, Meigiel Funeral Home in Glen Cove. A final salute was given by a Nassau County Police helicopter, which performed a ceremonial fly-by, buzzing the crowd. Capt. Frye was buried with full department honors at the Locust Valley Cemetery.
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