Jersey Turnpike and Highway Authority and as Trustee for Kean University. Frank McDermott died on December 15, 2011, surrounded by his family. References External links Frank X. McDermott at The Political Graveyard 1924 births 2011 deaths People from Westfield, New Jersey Columbia Law School alumni New York University alumni New Jersey lawyers Republican Party members of the New Jersey General Assembly Republican Party New Jersey state senators Presidents of the New Jersey Senate Columbia College (New York) alumni 20th-century American lawyers