Memorial and Tribute Service to Fallen Officers is May 5

A memorial and tribute service for fallen law enforcement officers who lived, or served, in greater Prince William County will be held on Monday, May 5, at 6 p.m. at Grace Life Community Church, 9560 Linton Hall Rd., Bristow (20136). This annual event – which is free and open to the public and is hosted by Chief Peter Newsham and the Prince William County Police Department – honors the lives and service of 20 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 
•    Special Agent Thomas J. Mohnal, Federal Bureau of Investigation - February 2021
•    Deputy Sheriff David W. Myers Jr., Prince William County Sheriff’s Office – December 2021