ROCHESTER, NY—The city of Rochester lost one of its leadingbusinessmen and visionaries committed to redeveloping this upstatecity's downtown.

Larry Glazer, CEO of locally-basedBuckingham Properties and his wifeJane, were killed when a plane the developer waspiloting crashed in Jamaica on Friday after the aircraft becameunresponsive over the Atlantic Ocean.

Glazer was nicknamed the “Patron Saint” of Rochester for hisextensive downtown Rochester holdings. Buckingham Properties owns,co-owns, or manages nearly 13 million square feet of real estatespace, including the Midtown Tower, Xerox Square, and the Bauschand Lomb building in downtown Rochester, according to The RealDeal.

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John Jordan

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