Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Butch Cameron died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 while on duty at the Fairfax County Judicial Center.
Sergeant Cameron served as a National Trustee for Law Enforcement United and was extremely devoted to the organization's mission of supporting the Officer Down Memorial Page, Concerns of Police Survivors, and Spirit of Blue.
Sergeant Cameron had served with the Fairfax County Sheriff's Office for 16 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Sergeant Frederick Henry "Butch" Cameron, Jr. died on January 12, 2021 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 51.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two children, and mother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Sergeant Cameron gave the Fairfax County Sheriff's Office 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fairfax community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Cameron.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Frederick Henry "Butch" Cameron, Jr. is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In VA, 23 of 654 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 3.5% of this state's fallen. That is 5.6 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Fairfax County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frederick Henry "Butch" Cameron, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Frederick Henry "Butch" Cameron, Jr. Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Frederick Henry "Butch" Cameron, Jr. is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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