Prince William County Government: Candlelight Memorial And Tribute Service To Fallen Officers Is Oct. 6

Press release from Prince William County Government:

Friday, 17 Sep 2021

Prince William County, VA… A memorial and tribute service – including a candlelight vigil for fallen law enforcement officers who lived, or served, in greater Prince William County – will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 7 p.m. in the Dr. A.J. Ferlazzo Government Building, 15941 Donald Curtis Drive, Woodbridge (22191).

This annual event – which is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by the Prince William County Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association – honors the lives and service of 18 men and women who lived, or served, in Prince William County and died in the line of duty. They are:

Justice of the Peace Thomas Simms Meredith, Prince William County Circuit Court – July 1922 Trooper Jackie M. Bussard, Virginia State Police – May 1970 Officer Paul T. White Jr., Prince William County Police – October 1973 Investigator Claude Everett Seymour, Virginia State Police – April 1975 Trooper Johnny R. Bowman, Virginia State Police – August 1984 Sergeant John D. Conner III, Manassas City Police – July 1988 Officer Phillip M. Pennington, Prince William County Police – November 1990 Trooper Jose M. Cavazos, Virginia State Police – February 1993 Special Agent William H. Christian Jr., Federal Bureau of Investigation – May 1995 Detective John M. Gibson, United States Capitol Police – July 1998 Officer Marlon E. Morales, Metro Transit Police – June 2001 Special Agent Robert Martin Roth, Federal Bureau of Investigation – March 2008 Second Lt. Francis Joseph Stecco, Fairfax County Police – October 2008 Special Agent Chad L. Michael, Drug Enforcement Administration – October 2009 Special Agent Forrest N. Leamon, Drug Enforcement Administration – October 2009 Officer Paul Michael Dittamo, Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police – October 2010 Officer Chris Yung, Prince William County Police – December 2012 Officer Ashley M. Guindon, Prince William County Police – February 2016

This press release was produced by Prince William County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.