Lily Gavin Way

Lillian “Lily” Gavin (1931 – 2016) was the owner of Dazies Restaurant and a longtime community leader and advocate for Sunnyside.

Gavin, was very active in several community groups, and served as president of the Sunnyside Chamber of Commerce, where her accomplishments included helping to raise $450,000 for a much-needed revamp of the Sunnyside Arch. Gavin was also heavily involved in neighborhood organizations, including the local YMCA, the Sunnyside Drum Corps, the Boys and Girls Club, the Queens Council of Tourism, the Sunnyside Senior Center, and was one of the first women to join the Sunnyside Kiwanis Club. Gavin also served as an honorary director of the LaGuardia Community College Foundation. She was a founding member of the Sunnyside Shines business improvement district and sponsored many events either financially or by providing food.

Sources:

"Obituary of Lillian Gavin," edwarddlynchfuneralhome.com, accessed September 15, 2022, https://edwarddlynchfuneralhome.com/tribute/details/705/Lillian-Gavin/obituary.html

Christian Murray, "Sunnyside leaders co-name 40th/Queens Blvd “‘Lillian ‘Lily’ Gavin Place,” Sunnyside Post, October 23, 2017, https://sunnysidepost.com/sunnyside-leaders-co-name-40thqueens-blvd-lillian-lily-gavin-place

Thomas Cogan, "Lily Gavin, Owner Of Dazies, Was A Community Leader," Queens Gazette, July 13, 2016, https://www.qgazette.com/articles/lily-gavin-owner-of-dazies-was-a-community-leader/