WESLEY WISE: A LIFE WELL LIVED

By: Joel E. Gordon

We have lost one of our own. Frequent BLUE Magazine contributing writer Wesley Wise passed away peacefully early on the morning of January 19, 2024. He was a wonderful husband to Margaret, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend to so many. He was a published author, and a well respected law enforcement professional, earning the rank of Major within the Baltimore City Police Department. He was a coach and mentor to so many during his career of 36 years.

Wes retired in 2006 as the Police Commander of the city’s 911 System. While recovering from a stroke in 2014, he wrote three books all of which are available on Amazon.com:

·      A Blue and White Life: Policing Baltimore in the 1970’s & 1980’s

·      A Life in Blue

·      Wise Musings: A collection of Essays

 Wes also assisted in the self-publishing of fourteen books for other writers.

He was a prolific writer of books, articles and Facebook posts and was never one to mince words. He was a master of the art of writing expressing his thoughts succinctly and devoid of double meaning. His teachings and opinions were always well thought out with logical thought behind them. Who would have known that his final published article in the BLUE Magazine would be titled IN THE END where Wes reflected on a life well lived while encouraging us all to live life to its fullest. But that was Wes, on-point and timely.

A life well lived and an impactful legacy that will be remembered serving as an example to all. His written words left behind will be everlasting. He is missed. May he rest in eternal peace.