Tribute to fallen officers to be held in Bristow

Twenty members of law enforcement who lost their lives will be remembered during an upcoming service.

Flyer courtesy of the Prince William County Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association

A Tribute for Fallen Law Enforcement Officers is scheduled for May 8, according to a release from the Prince William County Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association (PWCCPAAA). Community members are invited to attend the memorial, which starts at 7 p.m.

It will be hosted at Grace Life Community Church, 9560 Linton Hall Road in Bristow. Light refreshments will be provided.

Supported by the alumni association, the tribute to fallen officers honors those who resided or worked in Prince William County and died in the line of duty.

For questions, email PWCCPAAA President David Dallas at pres.pwccpaaa@gmail.com. 

The following individuals will be honored during the tribute to fallen officers:

• 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 Department
  • 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 Department
  • July 1988
• Officer Phillip M. Pennington, Prince William County Police Department
  • 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 Department
  • 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 Department
  • December 2012
• Officer Ashley M. Guindon, Prince William County Police Department
  • 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