Annual tribute May 6 in Bristow for fallen law enforcement officers from Pr. William County

The public is invited to a memorial and tribute service – including a candlelight vigil for fallen law enforcement officers who lived, or served, in Prince William County – will be held on Monday, May 6,  beginning at 7 p.m., at the Grace Life Community Church, 9560 Linton Hall Road, Bristow, VA. 

This annual event , which is free and open to the public is sponsored by the Prince William County Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association. It honors the lives and service of 20 law enforcement officers who lived, or served, in Prince William County and died in the line of duty over the past 102 years.

Late officers, troopers, sheriff’s deputies being honored 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

Special Agent Thomas J. Mohnal, Federal Bureau of Investigation – February 2021

Deputy Sheriff David William Myers, Jr., Prince William County Sheriff’s Office – December 27, 2021

Questions may be sent to David Dallas, President PWCCPAAA at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)