Ex-fire chief G. Michael Godfrey dies
Photo credit: Handout | Ex-Chief G. Michael Godfrey of the South Floral Park Fire Department. Ex-Chief Godfrey was a volunteer firefighter for over 35 years, 7 of those years he served as chief. After a lengthy illness, Ex-Chief Godfrey passed on July 12,2012.
LI notable deaths
Notable Long Islanders who died in 2011
G. Michael Godfrey, a former chief of the South Floral Park Fire Department and a trailblazer for black firefighters on Long Island, has died. He was 78.
Godfrey, a member of the South Floral Park department for more than 35 years and chief for seven, was one of the first black men to serve in a position of authority for numerous Long Island and New York State firefighter associations, his...
