"After all this time, I’m fairly well known."
Butch Frazier is about to bring his Frazier Jewelers store to a close after 45 years as a neighborhood institution in the Ortega area of Jacksonville.
“Going out of business” and “Doors closing forever” signs hang from the windows and walls of the store that has been operating for more than four decades at 2925 Corinthian Ave., sitting among other shops in a tree-lined business plaza near the St. Johns River.
June 4 will be the last day of business for the 75-year-old Frazier, who is stepping away from it after multiple medical procedures and heart conditions.
Frazier invested time to reach the point where he owned a jewelry store.
“It takes years to develop your skills,” he said.
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