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Long time Greensboro civic leaders Shirley and Henry Frye received the Key to the City of Greensboro for their decades of community service. Following a reception in the law offices of Brooks Pierce where former N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice was Of Counsel, the couple joined their family and friends at Greensboro’s Center City Park where Mayor Nancy Vaughan presented the high honor.
Last February, the Frye’s were honored with a statue for their work with community groups and organizations. Brooks Pierce led efforts to raise funds for the towering statue presenting Henry Frye in a judicial robe standing with wife, Shirley, atop a granite base featuring bronze plaques outlining their contributions to city, state and nation.
Henry Frye broke racial barriers as the first African American elected to the N.C. General Assembly since Reconstruction, as well as the first African American Justice and Chief Justice to serve on the N.C. Supreme Court. Shirley Frye has served on myriad boards and organizations stressing education, personal achievement and civic responsibility including the Greensboro YWCA, whose building is named in her honor.
