SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 179

Dennis W. Webb

Program to help police officers and families everywhere.
and to Remember a Great Person, A Good Friend and Former student of Mine.

Dennis W. Webb; Arlington Chief Deputy Sheriff

Friday, December 7, 2007

Dennis W. Webb, 52, chief deputy of the Arlington County Sheriff's Office and a retired law enforcement administrator in Prince William County, died when his car was struck by another vehicle Nov. 10 on Sudley Road in Manassas.

Mr. Webb was turning into a parking lot when an out-of-control Jeep hit his car, police said.

He joined the sheriff's office in Arlington in 2004 as chief deputy and chief of operations. Before that, he served for 22 years with the Prince William-Manassas Regional Adult Detention Center as captain and director of administration. He was a certified jail manager and was known as an exceptional trainer.

He served five years as a deputy sheriff with the Prince William County Sheriff's Office and founded its tactical response team. Mr. Webb was certified by the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services to instruct trainers in, among other things, firearms and defensive tactics.

He was born in Washington and graduated from Bishop McNamara High School in Forestville. He received a degree in Christian counseling from Global University, a distance-learning institution.

He was a resident of Prince William for more than 30 years and was active in Manassas Assembly of God.


Mr. Webb, who was active in numerous community organizations, was a lifetime member of Leadership Arlington and served eight years on the board of directors of SERVE, which provides emergency assistance to residents of Prince William.

He also served as chairman of the health and safety service committee of the American Red Cross's Prince William chapter and taught courses in disaster services and in health and safety. He received the chapter's Exceptional Service Award in 2001.

Mr. Webb was a charter member of the Fraternal Order of Police Battlefield Lodge No. 42 and belonged to the National Sheriffs' Association, American Jail Association, American Correctional Association, Virginia Sheriffs' Association and Virginia Association of Regional Jails.