Local Hero –
Jan. 5, 2018 – “He thought just because you happen to be drunk, you didn’t have to go to jail,” said McAleney. “He recognized that alcoholism is a disease.” By many accounts, Conley struggled with alcoholism early in life but fought back against the disease when he was in his mid- 20s …“He would have made a hell of a beat cop,” said Dion. “He knew everybody, wasn’t judgmental and he recognized that human beings weren’t perfect. He didn’t display anger and it was never personal.”