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Widow of Delta officer lays wreath at memorial

The B.C. Police and Peace Officers' Memorial Parade was held in Cloverdale Sunday and was attended by over 1,000 police and peace officers from throughout B.C. and the U.S.

The B.C. Police and Peace Officers' Memorial Parade was held in Cloverdale Sunday and was attended by over 1,000 police and peace officers from throughout B.C. and the U.S.

Alice McKay, escorted by Delta police chief Jim Cessford, laid a wreath on behalf of the families of the fallen.

McKay is the widow of the late S/Sgt. Ronald McKay, a member of the Delta police department killed on duty more than 30 years ago.

On Nov. 2, 1974, an altercation took place at a gas station in Tsawwassen resulting in the dispatch of two constables. They soon established the suspect was a 29-year-old local career criminal who had previously threatened the lives of police.

McKay drove to the suspect's residence and went ahead of the younger officers.

"That's the kind of man he was," said retired chief George Angus. "He wouldn't ever pass the buck to anyone else."

The Delta Police Pipe Band led a contingent of officers attending Sunday's parade and ceremony.