Frederick R. Lloyd

1949 - 2022

Bloomington - Frederick Robert Lloyd, 73, of Bloomington, NY passed away peacefully at home on July 5, 2022 after a short illness. Fred was born on January 30, 1949, to Evelyn Constance and Connie Otice Lloyd in Long Beach, NY. Fred grew up in Island Park and moved to Oceanside where he graduated from High School. Fred earned an associate degree in Hotel Management from Delhi, travelled through Europe, then returned home to work at a hotel near the heliport. His excellent customer service skills and friendly manner got him a job at Island Helicopter and then Delta Airlines. Fred learned homesteading skills under his father’s tutelage at their cabin in Watkins Glen. Fred left Delta and returned upstate to work at Nejame Pools and Hollywood Window Company but found his niche at IBM Poughkeepsie for 33 plus years. Fred was a talented musician. He played guitar and had a harmonious singing voice. He and his bandmate Claudia performed for a group of thousands of Veterans and their families on Governor’s Island in NY. Fred turned his VW bus into a camper, complete with curtains he made with fabric depicting photos of Woodstock. He rebuilt a Morris Minor and began restoring a Ford Fairlane. He made plates for his brand-new red Yugo (remember them?): YUGO I GO. He and his Dad once raced their MG on the Watkins Glen Racetrack. Fred found his own piece of peace on a tract of land in Bloomington, NY. There, he coordinated a modular home build, cleared trees with his wife, planted a lawn, made a brick patio and ingeniously built two sheds utilizing discarded pallets as building material. Fred loved horses and enjoyed riding in Long Island and at summer camps upstate. He had many good dogs in his life, much to the dismay of his cat loving mother. Fred sailed and boated, fished and hiked, rode bikes and motorcycles, built go carts, loved target shooting, collecting pocketknives and watching NBC Nightly News and Jeopardy. Fred liked to sit outside in the quiet peace of his backyard. Fred is survived by his two sisters, Nancy (Rillings) and husband Ken of South Carolina and Jean (Insolia) and husband Tony of Delaware; his wife Jeanne of 33 years, children James of Bloomington, Charlotte of Kingston and Orit Sarah of Boston, from a previous marriage. Also surviving are many talented, kind and smart nieces , nephews and in-laws. We would like to thank the Bloomington Rescue/Fire Department, Mobile Life, the State Police, Sheriff and Rosendale Police for their caring support and valiant efforts. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to George J. Moylan Funeral Home in Rosendale, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Monday, July 11 at 11:00 at St. Peter’s Church in Rosendale, NY with Father Kevin Malick officiating. The burial will be private. To leave a personal condolence for his family please visit www.GJMoylanFuneralHome.com https://www.lastingmemories.com/frederick-r-lloyd