[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 21, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2022]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO RAYMOND R. KIMBLE

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                        HON. BILL PASCRELL, JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 21, 1997

  Mr. PASCRELL. Mr. Speaker, I would like to call to your attention 
Raymond R. Kimble, the township manager and director of public safety 
for the Township of Belleville, NJ as he was honored on Thursday, 
October 16, 1997, for 33 years of outstanding public service.
  Ray was born and raised in the township of Belleville, attended the 
public schools and was a star athlete on the Belleville High School 
football team. He graduated from William Paterson College with a B.S. 
in public administration and a master's degree in urban and community 
affairs.
  Ray served his Nation proudly in the U.S. Army from November 1958 to 
October 1960 and began his service to the Belleville police department 
on February 16, 1964 when he received his initial appointment. Ray was 
promoted to the rank of sergeant in 1967, lieutenant in 1973, captain 
in 1981, deputy chief in 1986, and eventually to the rank of chief of 
police on April 1, 1992. Throughout his career as a police officer, Ray 
either served or supervised the police department's patrol division, 
detective bureau, records and identification bureau, internal affairs 
division and crime prevention unit. He has been recognized numerous 
times for actions above and beyond the call of duty, including the 
April 1970 apprehension of a suspect wanted for murder in Belleville, 
the June 1970 rescue of a woman submerged under water in her car after 
a motor vehicle accident, and the June 1977 apprehension of a suspect 
exiting a liquor store after committing armed robbery.
  As chief of police, Ray was responsible for many improvements made in 
the Belleville police department including new guns and radios for the 
officers, the expansion of the narcotics squad, the creation of the 
Silver Lake sub station and the addition of 15 police officers through 
State and Federal grants. Ray helped bring about the addition of over 
$1 million in State and Federal funds to the department, the 
establishment of the community policing unit and training bureau, and 
the expansion of the internal affairs unit. He was additionally 
instrumental in the building of the new public safety complex.
  Ray is the former vice president of the Essex County Police Chief's 
Association and a member of the New Jersey State Police Chief's 
Association, Belleville P.B.A Local 28 where he served on the executive 
board. He also devoted his time as a member and officer of the 
Belleville Little League.
  He is married to the former Marie Marinaro and is the father of four 
children, Raymond Kimble, Jr., Esq., Steve Kimble, Esq., C.P.A., Linda 
Conley, and Lisa Gabriele, and the grandfather of Raymond.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that you join me, our colleagues, Ray's family, 
friends, and colleagues, the Township of Belleville and the members of 
the law enforcement community in recognizing Raymond R. Kimble's many 
years of dedication and invaluable contributions to the public safety 
of Belleville and its citizens.

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