Kralik with day in this undated photo taken by Phil Costal
NEW CITY – Former Rockland County sheriff James Kralik died Monday.
He was 74.
Kralik retired in 2011 after working with the sheriff’s office for
nearly 50 years. He served as sheriff for 20 years.
“There are some people who leave a lasting mark on Rockland. Former
Sheriff Jim Kralik was one of them,” County Executive Edwin Day
said Tuesday.
Day said Kralik “worked tirelessly to make sure that law enforcement
in this county is prepared for all the challenges of the 21st century.”
The county executive said Kralik “clearly saw the need to develop
coordinated anti-terrorism efforts that effectively used the resources
of many different law enforcement agencies.”
Day, himself is a retired police officer. “We had much in common.
His legacy will live on.”
