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(This
is from the electronic version of Demogram, which is published by the
Lewis County Democratic Central Committee.
Lewis H. Zieske, Jr., Editor.)
Democrat
Jerry Berry is running a heated and effective campaign to unseat our current
Republican Coroner. Berry received 28 percent of the vote in the primary
election while running unopposed in the Democratic primary. But he recently
garnered the endorsement of Republican Marty Hayes who lost his bid for
the Republican nomination to incumbent Terry Wilson.As
the primary was a Republican contest, not many Democrats voted in that
race. So with Hayes’ endorsement, Berry’s race against Wilson
looks to be close. If Democrats will go to the polls in force and get
their friends to support them, Jerry Berry has an outstanding chance to
win the Coroner’s race.Jerry Berry provided the following article
for publication in the Demogram:
As November draws near, the citizens of Lewis County will elect their next coroner. I want to be the next coroner who will bring the coroner’s office into the 21st century. The office has grown stale and is still functioning much as it did twenty years ago.I have twelve years of law enforcement experience, the last six years as a homicide detective. I have investigated many deaths in Lewis County, and made the determination of the cause and manner of death, which was never questioned or changed by the current coroner.The duties of the coroner, as outlined by state law, require a person with investigative skills, not medical training. Every death should receive equal attention and the most professional investigation possible to make the right determination of the cause and manner of death. This cannot always be done from an office by reading law enforcement reports.As your coroner, I promise the following:
- I will attend all suspicious deaths and homicides.
- I will make sure that the coroner is one of the first to be notified, as required by law.
- I will create a youth education program that will show our children the consequences of alcohol and drug use.
- I will provide a coroner’s website, at no cost to the citizens, where the citizens can access information regarding the coroner’s office.
- I will reduce the costs associated with post-mortem examinations.
