Mar 3, 2021
Phyllis Rose Ward was born February 22, 1932 in Bronx, NY, and grew up in Flushing, Queens. Born with a then-inoperable heart defect, Phyllis was not expected to live past her sixth birthday, was not expected to have a perfect attendance record through eight years of Saint Kevin’s Catholic Elementary school, and was not expected to graduate from Bayside High School in 1950. She was awarded a Bachelor’s degree from Queens College, and married Bayside High classmate Jeremiah Patrick McAward in 1954.
Because of her heart defect, Phyllis was warned against having children. While having a reputation as a good listener, Phyllis chose not to listen to the doctors, and had children anyway: Jeremiah Patrick McAward Jr., Mary Jeanne McAward, and James Gerard McAward. She and her young family relocated to Huntington, NY in 1960, when moving to the suburbs was what brave pioneers did. Phyllis learned to drive a car at the age of 30, and for the next 58 years was reticent about
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Due to state mandates and guidelines regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, some senior citizen services may have curtailed operations and activities for the time being. Many senior centers are operating on a limited in-person basis or have moved some or all programming online.
AARP Driver Safety Course. Many courses at area senior centers currently suspended. For updates on locations and times call AARP at 1-877-390-8806 or aarp.org/driving27.
Beacon Falls Mini-Bus Service available for seniors and disabled residents Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays on first-come basis for medical appointments and shopping trips. Funded in part by WCAAA and ConnDOT.
Operator
Hello, and welcome to McDonald s Fourth Quarter 2020 Investor Conference Call. At the request of McDonald s Corporation, this conference is being recorded. Following today s presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session for investors.
[Operator Instructions] I would now like to turn the conference over to Mr. Mike Cieplak, Investor Relations Officer for McDonald s Corporation. Mr. Cieplak, you may begin.
Mike Cieplak
Corporate Vice President, Investor Relations Officer
Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining us. With me on the call this morning are President and Chief Executive Officer, Chris Kempczinski; Chief Financial Officer, Kevin Ozan.
I want to remind everyone that the forward-looking statements in our earnings release and 8-K filing also apply to our comments on the call today. Both of those documents are available on our website, as our reconciliations of any non-GAAP financial measures mentioned on today s call with their correspondin