Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home

Alison Wray of the Berkeley Township Police Department died suddenly Nov. 3 after she suffered a stroke while on duty. The viewing was held at the Quinn Hopping Funeral Home in Toms River on Thursday, November 9, 2017. /Russ DeSantis for the Asbury Park Press / Slug:Sgt. Alison Wray Funeral(Photo: Russ DeSantis)TOMS RIVER - To many, she was Sgt. Wray. To others, she was Alison. And, to a select few, she was simply Mom. So many crossed paths with Berkeley police Sgt. Alison J. Wray, who wore many hats: law enforcement officer, mother, stepmother, daughter, sister, fiancee, daughter-in-law and friend.Others came to know Wray through unfortunate circumstances, after the Berkeley Township Police Department announced the young officer had died suddenly while on duty Nov. 3.Wray's brother, Thomas, said on an online fundraiser website that Alison Wray died from a stroke. She was 32. People arrive at the funeral home. Sgt. Alison Wray of the Berkeley Township Police Department died suddenly Nov. 3 after she suffered a stroke while on duty. The viewing was held at the Quinn Hopping Funeral Home in Toms River on Thursday, November 9, 2017. /Russ DeSantis for the Asbury Park Press / Slug:Sgt. Alison Wray Funeral (Photo: Russ DeSantis)In whichever way word spread, people — largely uniformed police officers from local law enforcement agencies — showed up in droves to Wray's viewing Thursday afternoon at the Quinn Hopping Funeral Home in Toms River. "She was a wonderful person," said Berkeley Police Chief Karin DiMichele. "She had a beautiful smile." Sgt. Alison Wray (Photo: .)Wray — a longtime Berkeley Township resident who most recently lived in Toms River — was mother to two children, ages 4 and 2, and two stepchildren, ages 15 and 11, DiMichele said in a statement Nov. 4. She was engaged to fellow Berkeley Police Sgt. Henry Ganska. "I looked at a picture of her kids and my heart just sunk," said Danielle Liguori, who noted h... (Asbury Park Press)