Retired Schenectady Police Sgt. Ray Wemple is bid farewell; Died April 5, served for 34 years in blue | The Daily Gazette
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Retired Schenectady Police Sgt. Ray Wemple is bid farewell; Died April 5, served for 34 years in blue
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Ray Wemple was the kind of guy who always commanded respect, but for much more than just his physical presence.
The former Schenectady police sergeant, who was indeed a big man – he was 6-foot-4 and at one time tipped the scales at over 400 pounds – was much more respected not for his size but for the way he spent his 34 years in blue, either as a patrolman, community organizer or in a number of other positions.
Photos: Snowy scenes in the Capital Region, Dec. 17 and 18 | The Daily Gazette
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A resident of Craig Street on Hamilton Hill digs out his car in Schenectady Thursday, December 17, 2020.
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Emmerson McLaughlin, 8 of Saratoga Springs, rides down the hill on High Rock Ave Park after the snow stops falling in Saratoga Springs on Thursday, December 17, 2020.
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The burned out shell of an SUV sits in a snow bank at Oakwood Avenue and Gerling Street in Schenectady Thursday, December 17, 2020.
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Jackie Donnelly, of Saratoga Springs (left), brushes snow off her car that is plowed in on Phila Street with the help of a friendly neighbor Ria Curley, of Saratoga Springs, after the snow stops falling in Saratoga Springs on Thursday, December 17, 2020.