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Conservation officer asks commission to support memorial bridge naming for fallen officer
Summary
Tom Kefa, a DEC conservation officer and former commission law-enforcement director, asked the commission to support efforts by a widow to name a bridge the 'Steve Raymond Memorial Bridge'; commissioners offered moral support and asked staff to check procedural steps with Albany and the Lake George town board.
Tom Kefa, an Environmental Conservation Police officer with the New York DEC and a former director of law enforcement for the Lake George Park Commission, spoke during public comment on Jan. 27 to request commission support for a widow’s effort to memorialize her husband, Steve Raymond. Kefa said Sherry Raymond is working with the town board and would welcome letters of support or informal phone calls from commission members as she pursues naming the bridge in the Lake George area.
Commissioners discussed whether a formal commission resolution was appropriate immediately and asked staff to check procedures with Albany and the relevant town board. The group agreed to provide individual or informal support promptly and requested staff prepare a letter if state-agency approval is permissible; commissioners emphasized due diligence before an official commission endorsement.
Kefa summarized Raymond’s service history (Warren County conservation officer, Vietnam veteran, and longtime Lake George patrol presence) and requested assistance ahead of a town-board discussion scheduled Feb. 9; commissioners said they would follow up with the town and state contacts to determine next steps.
