Raymond Mc Keon January 26, 1938 - January 16, 2020 Raymond McKeon passed  away on January 16, 2020.   He was born on January 26,  1938 and was the second of four children born to John  Charles McKeon and Ruth  (Catterson) McKeon. He  grew up in Bayside, New York, where his fondest  childhood memories were  summer days at a nearby  beach with his father and friends. These light-hearted  occasions fostered a lifelong  love for the ocean that  inspired him to join the Navy. It eventually brought  him to the Bay Area, where  he decided to stay. He often  referred to this relocation as the “Smart New Yorker’s  Test: If you came to San  Francisco and stayed, you  passed.” He was working for  Lockheed in 1959 when  he met the love of his life,  Maureen Spingola. The  couple was married in 1960  at Holy Name Church in San  Francisco, Maureen’s home  parish in the Sunset.  Ray joined the South San Francisco Police Department in 1960. He took  college courses at night to  earn his Bachelor’s degree in Administration of Justice  and worked his way up the  ranks to Sergeant, Lieutenant, and Captain. Wanting to dedicate  the rest of his career to  helping incarcerated men,  he started the Detention  Ministries Program within  the Archdiocese of San  Francisco and became its  first Director.  After going on several pilgrimages with his family,  Ray began deepening his  faith and commitment to  daily Mass and prayer. During the last years of his  life, he prayed the Rosary,  Stations of the Cross, and  Divine Mercy Chaplet daily for his family, friends, and  men who were incarcerated.  Ray was preceded in  death by his parents, John and Ruth; brother, John; and  brother-in-law, Peter. He is  survived by his wife, Maureen; four children, Therese (James), Mary, Michael, and  Anne Marie; five grandchildren, Clayton (Heather),  James Raymond, Grace, Samuel, and Abigail; three  great-grandchildren, Joshua  Raymond, Veronica, and  Isaiah; sister, Pat; brother, Brian (Nora); brother-in-law,  Ken (Mira); and a host of  cousins, nieces, nephews,  and other cherished relatives. He was known for his  quiet wit, wisdom, and  ubiquitous humor. He will  be missed by all.  Please join us in prayer for Raymond at his Rosary  on Thursday, February 6,  2020 at 7:00 p.m. and at  his Funeral Mass on Friday, February 7, 2020 at 10:00  a.m., both at St. Veronica  Church (434 Alida Way,  South San Francisco). In lieu of flowers,  donations may be made in  Raymond’s name to:  Our Lady’s Ministry  (101-A Hickey Blvd, #411, SSF, CA, 94080, olministry@  outlook.com) or  South San Francisco Police Association (33 Arroyo  Drive, Suite C, South San  Francisco, CA 94080)