Beecher Honors Murray Family for Years of Emergency Service

Beecher Village Board Meeting | June 8, 2026

Article Summary: The board recognized longtime Emergency Management Agency volunteers Dale, Sherry and Karalyne Murray — who are relocating to Tennessee — for a combined total of more than 25 years of service.

EMA Recognition Key Points:

• Dale, Sherry and Karalyne Murray were recognized for their service to the village’s Emergency Management Agency.
• Dale Murray, who began in 2019, served about seven years, became deputy director and acted as the agency’s IT lead.
• Sherry Murray served more than 10 years and Karalyne Murray about eight.
• The three are moving to Tennessee.

BEECHER — The Beecher Village Board on Monday, June 8, 2026, recognized three longtime volunteers with the village’s Emergency Management Agency — Dale, Sherry and Karalyne Murray — for their years of service as the family prepares to relocate to Tennessee.

Village President Marcy Meyer introduced the recognition during the president’s report and turned the floor over to Bob Heim of the Emergency Management Agency. Heim said Dale Murray started in 2019, accumulating about seven years of service, rising to deputy director and serving as the agency’s IT specialist. Sherry Murray logged more than 10 years, having joined shortly after the agency was established, while Karalyne Murray contributed about eight years, Heim said.

Heim said all three stepped up when the village had to decommission squad cars and turn them over to the EMA, helping strip police equipment from the vehicles to save money, and assisting with the installation of radar units in squad cars. “They did a lot of stuff above and beyond, and I want to recognize them,” he said.

Officials also praised the volunteers’ time directing traffic at village events. The volunteers “come out in all weather for hours on end,” one official said during the recognition, standing in heat and cold “until they’re no longer needed.”