Family, Friends & Fellow Officers Remember...

Deputy Sheriff Ray William McCrary, Jr.

Shelby County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee

End of Watch Tuesday, July 20, 2021

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Reflections for Deputy Sheriff Ray William McCrary, Jr.

God rest his soul.

Sgt. Robert A. Henne
Jersey City PD/Retired

July 27, 2021

On behalf of the Ohio Attorneys General Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation, our thoughts and prayers are with the immediate family Deputy Sheriff Ray W. McCrary, Jr. and the extended law enforcement family of the Shelby County Sheriff's Office, Tennessee.


End of Watch Saturday, July 25, 2021.


Rest in Peace brother and watch over us. We will protect and serve from here on in your honor.

I fight not for glory or fame, for they are momentary. I fight for those who can't. I fight for Justice. I fight for the oppressed and the down trodden. And if I should lose my life for these just causes, then I have no regrets, For I serve to protect the innocent. It matters not where or when, for evil knows no boundaries. Be it fire, flood, or the threat of tyranny, I will not flee. Justice is my weapon. Faith is my shield. Hope is my armor. Cry not at my passing, for it was my Honor to fight for you. Shed not tears of sorrow, But tears of joy, for now, I stand with God.

By Jon F. Hooper

"Greater love hath no man than this; that a man lay down his life for his friends."

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer
Ohio Attorney General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation

July 27, 2021

Our thoughts and prayers are with your family, friends and co-workers during this difficult time. Your service and ultimate sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Thomas H. Kelly Jr.
Assistant Supervisory Air Marshal in Charge (ASAC)
New York Field Office
Federal Air Marshal Service

July 27, 2021

Rest in Peace my brother.

Captain Bernard Flint
Department of Defense Police Division

July 26, 2021

A police officer should be remembered not by how he died but how he lived! A great man has gone to secure a safe path for the rest of us to follow. Thank you to you, your family and the Shelby County Sheriff's Office. Our country is a little less safe without you. Rest in Peace Brother!

Chief (Ret) Steven Marshall
Georges Mills, NH

July 26, 2021

Faithful Unto Death | Eternal Rest | Salute

S. I. Drake - Lt/IPD | IMPD (Ret)

July 26, 2021

My family and I would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family, friends, and fellow coworkers of Deputy Sheriff Ray W. McCrary, Jr. during this difficult time. May they find comfort and support from those around them. May happy moments from the past bring forth precious memories to cherish for a lifetime. May God help heal their aching hearts. Thank you for your service and may you rest in peace Deputy Sheriff Ray W. McCrary, Jr.

Gail Pabst
Aunt of fallen Detroit P.O. Jennifer Fettig eow 2/16/04

July 26, 2021

I worked with Deputy McCrary
at Shelby County Sheriff’s Office for about 15+ years in the role of dispatcher. He was always very respectful toward us and was just an all around great human. .He was respected as a partner and friend.
Very sad about his passing.

Rest easy in the arms of our Lord

Jane Henegar
Dispatcher/Retired

July 26, 2021

Rest in peace Brother....My thoughts are with your family, friends, and the members of your agency during this most difficult and tragic time.....

LT. Joseph Ward, Ret
Jackson, NJ PD

July 26, 2021

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, in whose hands are the living and the dead; I give You thanks
for all those of Your servants who have laid down their lives in the service of their communities, counties, states, and nation - the United States of America. Grant to them Your unconditional love, mercy, the light of Your presence, and the assurance of Your peace. In Christ Jesus, I pray. Amen.

Chaplain Steven R. Closs, D.Div, MSBS, RPP, NCCA
Ordained / Licensed Independent Christian Clergy
The Peacemakers Prayer Ministry
Merrimack, NH 03054

Captain Steven R. Closs (Ret)
Nashua NH Police Department

July 26, 2021

Thank you for your service.

Dmytro Goloborodko

July 26, 2021

“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God."
Matthew 5:9

Chris Di Gerolamo
Federal Air Marshal Service

July 26, 2021

Hero never forgotten. Prayers to family blood and blue.

BLR
Retired Texas dispatcher

July 26, 2021

Rest in peace Deputy Sheriff McCrary.

Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

July 26, 2021

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