The Community Advocacy Alliance Inc. (CAA) mourns the loss of their friend and colleague on 20/08/2024, Dr Raymond Shuey AM APM, PhD, R.R.S.P., B.A (Police Studies), Dip. Crim., Dip. Govt. Investigations, FAIM, FIPAAV.
Ray, a Vietnam war veteran, succumbed to his long battle with ill health while contributing to the CAA to the very end.
A former Victorian police officer and Assistant Commissioner for Traffic and Operations, Ray’s contribution to his Country and State was one of selfless devotion.
Following his retirement from the Victoria Police in 2003, Ray conducted reviews for VicRoads and the Victoria Police, as well as co-ordinating the police response to the Bushfires Royal Commission. Ray regularly consulted on road safety and police operational safety in Australia and worldwide.
Head of Strategic Safety Solutions, despite ill health, Ray was also President of the International Safety Foundation, which facilitates the international transfer of road safety and medical equipment to save lives in lower-income countries.
An inaugural member of the CAA, Ray worked tirelessly to lead our teams in the areas of road safety and domestic violence. His amazing contribution to our efforts to achieve improvements in the way these problems are dealt with by police and government are acknowledged with sincere thanks.
Rest in peace, friend and colleague. All members of the CAA are proud to have known and worked with you.
To Ray’s family and friends, the CAA offers our sincere condolences. Your loss is our loss.
What a great man
One of my first Sgts At Fitzroy police station
Great leader and great trainer of new recruits
First worked with Ray when he was an Inspector attached as VicPol Commissioner’s liaison to the office of the then Minister Steve Crabb in the late eighties and I was coordinating various VicPol communications campaigns. Periodically kept in contact during the nineties. When I took up the position as the Principal Consultant/Adviser to the Minister for Police and Emergency Services in 1999, Ray and I reformed our formal relationship. He was an upright man of deep knowledge and commitment. He was a man of the greatest integrity, one I (and my Ministers) deeply respected.
A wonderful colleague who became a friend, Ray was a great road safety champion who I was honored to publish a paper with just this year. We shared many laughs even by video call or email. And Indeed he contributed to the field and the world until the end. My condolences to his family and friends around the world. From the US and Canada, with great sadness, Bella
Bella Dinh-Zarr, PhD, MPH
Absolutely shattered to read this I worked with Ray at Y District Special Duties Squad in late 70’s early 80’s I champion bloke and a very clever man. Ray only sent me an email a few weeks back with a link to a pod cast dealing with a major drug bust we were involved.
I am sad I only learnt of his passing today
Deepest condolence to family & friends
John Rees ex 18592
I joined with Ray in 1961 and we became firm friends and knew his family very well. A sincere and true friend we enjoyed good times.
Condolences to his family.
Jonathan white 14457 and Veronica