HJ782: Celebrating the life of Frederick Cameron.


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 782
Offered February 2, 2021
Celebrating the life of Frederick Cameron.
Patrons-- Tran and Kory

WHEREAS, Frederick Cameron, who served the residents of Fairfax County with valor and distinction as a sergeant with the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office, died in the line of duty on January 12, 2021; and

WHEREAS, affectionately known by family, friends, and colleagues as “Butch,” Frederick Cameron was a 16-year veteran of the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office, supporting the department’s mission to safeguard the county’s adult detention center and courthouse; and

WHEREAS, beginning in 2016, Frederick Cameron worked in the agency’s facilities services section and was charged with maintaining the cleanliness of the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, a challenging task that he approached with a strong and resolute sense of duty; and

WHEREAS, since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Frederick Cameron had helped lead the team responsible for sanitizing and sterilizing the high-use and infected areas of the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center, helping to ensure the safety and well-being of his fellow officers and inmates; and

WHEREAS, as a result of his professionalism, attentiveness, and work ethic, Frederick Cameron received two special assignments during his career with the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office; and

WHEREAS, on special assignment with the Fairfax County Department of Code Compliance for three years, Frederick Cameron helped enforce the county’s zoning and building code laws while ensuring the safety of inspectors and facilitating communication with residents; and

WHEREAS, due to his expertise in program management, Frederick Cameron was on assignment as the lead facilitator for the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office’s security upgrade and capital renewal project since 2016; and

WHEREAS, in recognition of his heroic efforts to rescue motorists trapped in a fiery wreck along Interstate 66 in 2010, Frederick Cameron was honored by the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce; and

WHEREAS, Frederick Cameron served admirably as a board member for the Virginia Division of Law Enforcement United (LEU), honoring the sacrifice of law-enforcement officers who had died in the line of duty and offering support to their families; and

WHEREAS, along with bolstering initiatives like the Officer Down Memorial Page, Concerns of Police Survivors, and Spirit of Blue, Frederick Cameron regularly provided security and traffic control during the LEU’s annual Road to Hope Memorial Bicycle Ride from Chesapeake to Washington, D.C.; and

WHEREAS, Frederick Cameron will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his wife, Michelle; his children, Chuckie and Adrianna; and numerous other family members and friends; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby note with great sadness the loss of Frederick Cameron, a sergeant with the Fairfax County Sheriff’s Office who bravely dedicated himself to protecting and serving the citizens of Fairfax County; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the family of Frederick Cameron as an expression of the General Assembly’s respect for his memory.