11-10-2017, 08:00 AM
Raymond (Ray) McCooey (47) R.I.P. 11/10/2017. Ray passed away suddenly at home, despite the heroic efforts of his wife, fellow firefighters,AP's, NAS paramedics and AP's and rapid response doctor.
Ray was a native of Co: Monaghan and his deep gravelly voice matched the stony soil of his home county. He served for 7 years with Monaghan County Fire and Rescue service before joining DFB 15 years ago. Ray was an unbelievably intelligent but completely unassuming man who had the ability to talk the hind legs off a donkey. He is survived by his wife of only 3 months and his 3 brothers.
Ray was a native of Co: Monaghan and his deep gravelly voice matched the stony soil of his home county. He served for 7 years with Monaghan County Fire and Rescue service before joining DFB 15 years ago. Ray was an unbelievably intelligent but completely unassuming man who had the ability to talk the hind legs off a donkey. He is survived by his wife of only 3 months and his 3 brothers.
We trained hard ... but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we would be reorganized. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganizing; and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency, and demoralization.
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