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Thomas Neff Jr., voice and mentor for state troopers

By Amanda Cedrone

 |  Globe Correspondent  

  December 23, 2011

Massachusetts State Police Sergeant Thomas William Neff Jr. had a knack for expressing in writing what many troopers would never say, regularly contributing to the Trooper Newspaper, where he touched on dealing with difficult subjects, such as the death of a child. Sergent Neff, who spent 34 years with the State Police, died of a heart attack Dec. 19. He was 59. His funeral is today in Hampton Falls, N.H.

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