"She’d seen all of life from that little restaurant."

It was hard to separate Goody Goody restaurant from Yvonne Freeman.

Mrs. Freeman, 91, who died Sept. 5, was known as the “Hamburger Queen of Tampa” and the longtime sole protector of the restaurant’s original secret sauce recipe. She knew the names and orders of everyone who came in regularly, and everyone who came in regularly knew her smile.

She is remembered as the “backbone” of the restaurant.

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