Corporal Bruce McKay
November 6, 1958 — May 11, 2007
Killed in the line of duty
Cpl. N. Bruce McKay III, 48, died May 11, 2007, while on duty as a police officer in Franconia.
Born in Bronxville, N.Y., Nov. 6, 1958, he was the son of N. Bruce and Catherine (Hoffman) McKay. He graduated from Portledge High School in Locust Valley, N.Y., in 1976 and from New England College, Henniker, NH.
Cpl. McKay spent several years in the business world, working in the insurance and financial planning field with Prudential and as a buyer for JC Penney and LL Bean. Before entering law enforcement, he had been employed
with Littleton Stamp and Coin.
A volunteer firefighter and EMT since college, he had been a part-time officer with the Haverhill Police Department before joining the Franconia Police Department full time Sept. 1, 1995. He was an officer and the prosecutor for the Franconia department for 11 years.
He was a loving father.
The family includes his father, N. Bruce McKay and wife Linda of Hebron, Conn.; his mother, Catherine McKay of Charlotte, N.C.; a daughter, Courtney McKay of Lisbon; a sister, Meggen Payerle of Adamstown; his fiancee,
Sharon Davis, whom he was to marry July 7, and her two sons, Matthew and Michael of Concord and Landaff; an aunt; and two cousins.
Please visit the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund site.
Killed in the line of duty
Cpl. N. Bruce McKay III, 48, died May 11, 2007, while on duty as a police officer in Franconia.
Born in Bronxville, N.Y., Nov. 6, 1958, he was the son of N. Bruce and Catherine (Hoffman) McKay. He graduated from Portledge High School in Locust Valley, N.Y., in 1976 and from New England College, Henniker, NH.
Cpl. McKay spent several years in the business world, working in the insurance and financial planning field with Prudential and as a buyer for JC Penney and LL Bean. Before entering law enforcement, he had been employed
with Littleton Stamp and Coin.
A volunteer firefighter and EMT since college, he had been a part-time officer with the Haverhill Police Department before joining the Franconia Police Department full time Sept. 1, 1995. He was an officer and the prosecutor for the Franconia department for 11 years.
He was a loving father.
The family includes his father, N. Bruce McKay and wife Linda of Hebron, Conn.; his mother, Catherine McKay of Charlotte, N.C.; a daughter, Courtney McKay of Lisbon; a sister, Meggen Payerle of Adamstown; his fiancee,
Sharon Davis, whom he was to marry July 7, and her two sons, Matthew and Michael of Concord and Landaff; an aunt; and two cousins.
Please visit the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund site.