The characters / Recurring character
Ray Van Allen
Ray Van Allen is recorded in 2 distinct storys.
Both Castle Rock books identify Ray Van Allen as the local medical practitioner, including the county coroner role.
Stories and supporting passages
Needful Things
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
He made an appointment with Ray Van Allen, Castle Rock’s only family practitioner, and told him that he wanted something which would relieve his feelings of anxiety. His work-schedule was a bitch, he told Ray, and as his commission-rate rose, he found it harder and harder to leave his work-related problems at the office.
Both Castle Rock books identify Ray Van Allen as the local medical practitioner, including the county coroner role.
The Dark Half
Read the passage Spoilers · Story context
2 Officer Norris Ridgewick came back from his cruiser, which was parked behind Pangborn’s. Calls from the two police-band radios crackled out in the warm late-spring air. “Is Ray coming?” Pangborn asked. Ray was Ray Van Allen, Castle County’s medical examiner and coroner. “Yep,” Norris said. “What about Homer’s wife?
Both Castle Rock books identify Ray Van Allen as the local medical practitioner, including the county coroner role.