Raul Ramirez, retired Marion County Sheriff, dies at age 71
Raul Ramirez, the retired Marion County Sheriff remembered as a mentor by colleagues, died on Friday, Dec. 23. He was 71.
Ramirez, who lived in south Salem, served 10 years as sheriff. He retired in 2007 after working more than three decades in law enforcement and becoming the first Latino elected Marion County Sheriff.
“That gave a lot of folks a lot of pride. You know, it’s like having a basketball player that’s Latino, something…
