Crime & Safety

Prince WIlliam County to Honor Fallen Officers During Candlelight Vigil

A memorial and tribute service will take place on May 9, at Potomac Senior High School.

Prince William County will honor local law enforcement officials who died in the line of duty during a candlelight vigil May 9. 

The annual event, which is free and open to the public, takes place just before the start of National Police Week. It starts at 7 p.m. at Potomac Senior High School, 3401 Panther Pride Drive, Dumfries. 

  • 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
  • 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

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