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Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe gave the opening addressto the attendees of the 2016 Innovate Conference at theInova Translational Medicine Institute in Falls Church.

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By Andrea Worker

The Connection

In 2014, at a Biotech conference inCalifornia, then new Governor TerryMcAuliffe discovered that the Com-monwealth of Virginia ranked 46th

on the list of states recognized as bestplaces to do biotech business – as he saton a stage between the governors whorepresented the first and second spots onthat list. “Never again. We are not goingto be beat here in Virginia. No excuses!”declared McAuliffe as he delivered theopening remarks at the fifth annual “In-novate!“ Conference on Oct. 28.

The event was presented by the DullesRegional Chamber of Commerce in coop-eration with the Northern Virginia Technol-ogy Council and held at the new InovaTranslational Medicine Institute in FallsChurch. Titled “Intersections: Healthcare,Informatics and Personalized Medicine,” theevent featured many of the key players andexperts in medicine, research, informatics,cyber security and academia, from both thepublic and private sectors.

Dr. Keith Crandall, Director, Computa-tional Biology Institute at the George Wash-ington University and the “Innovate! 2016”Chairman made the introductions ofMcAuliffe and of Congresswoman BarbaraComstock, who also spoke in the openingsection that focused on “Federal and StateIntersections” with the other disciplinesunder discussion.

THE GOVERNOR insisted that coopera-tion among all the stakeholders is essen-tial for the success of each individually andfor the state and its citizens as a whole,and the foundation that had to be tendedand improved, he said, was in the arena ofeducation. “We need to teach the skill setsthat are needed for today’s high-tech jobs,”he cautioned, or risk losing out to otherareas of the country, or other parts of theworld. The Governor said that there weresome 36k high tech jobs “starting around$88k” currently vacant around the state.“I need to fill them, or they’ll go away,” hewarned, “but we need an educatedworkforce” ready to take on these posi-tions.

McAuliffe also reminded the audience thatanother round of sequestration could belooming on the horizon. Every effort wasrequired by all to champion this region asthe Biotech, Cyber Security and Informaticshub. The Governor praised the quality andthe numbers of Virginia’s high tech compa-nies, schools and universities, and its medi-cal centers, but concluded his remarks bystressing the need for tech-centric educa-

tional opportunities and the need for greatercollaboration, and less competition amongall parties to achieve the common goals.

Congresswoman Comstock echoed muchof the Governor’s sentiments. “We need anew structure. We need to move at thespeed of innovation.” She maintained thatresearchers spend as much as 40 percent oftheir time on paperwork and that State andFederal governments should commit to find-ing ways to reduce the redundancies.

After a networking break, a panel tookquestions from moderator Dr. Alex Carlisle,Senior Scientific Advisor for NorthropGrumman’s Health IT unit and from theaudience and discussed “Opportunities forIndustries Big and Small.” The panellistsshared the realistic obstacles to collabora-tion among the various invested parties.Concerns about intellectual property werea major stumbling block when trying to get“competitors” to work together. “Don’t put

it under the rug,” advised Praduman Jainof Vibrant Health. “Discuss what is the mo-tivation for all parties…who wants whatoutcome and what piece of the pie.” Will-iam Fitzhugh of 5AM Solutions noted thattoday’s tracking systems were designed tohandle more simple data, but that the ac-tual data flow of today has grown exponen-tially to millions of data points. Despite thechallenges, Fitzhugh is optimistic, sayingthat the need to handle this new informa-tion highway presents great opportunitiesfor companies to develop systems with thisincreased capability and for others to formand grow by developing complementarytechnologies and services.

The terms “Data Islands and Formats,”and “Silos” were used often by all thepanellists. Brigadier General (ret.) KlausSchafer, Chief Medical Officer for CACI In-ternational cited the “serious problems” ofdiffering systems between related agenciesand organizations like the Veterans Admin-istration and the Department of Defense.Schafer said it was difficult to collaborate,or even function efficiently, when their datasystems differ so widely, even within theirown network and between regions, but heremains proud of the region and the workbeing done here. “We could be the Life Sci-ences Center if we collaborate. There’s a hellof a lot we can do here.”

Solving these problems for our futuregrowth and welfare will take sustained in-vestment at all levels and a commitment tore-configure the entire system according to

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Local experts and elected officials discusspersonalized medicine, data flow, analytics, cyber securityand their impact on the regional economy.

A distinguished panel answered questions and discussed the obstaclesto collaboration among the biotech, information technologists, medical,research, education and government personnel. From left: EdwardAbrahams, Ph.D., Will Fitzhugh, Praduman Jain, Brig. General (ret.)Klaus Schafer, and moderator Dr. Alex Carlisle.

U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-10) spoke on thegovernment’s obligation to reduce obstacles to inno-vation at the Innovate! 2016 Conference and echoedthe Governor’s call to reform Virginia’s educationalsystem to prepare students for employment in a high-tech environment.

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe gave the openingaddress to the attendees of the 2016 Innovate Confer-ence at the Inova Translational Medicine Institute inFalls Church. Skill-specific education and a commit-ment to high-tech job preparation are essential ingre-dients for keeping Virginia on a path of growth andeconomic and personal success, he asserted.

Dulles Chamber Presents Innovate! 2016

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panellist Edward Abrahams, Ph.D., president of thePersonalized Medicine Coalition.

DEMONSTRATING THE SPIRIT of cooperationthat was a key ingredient of the event, Dr. RebeccaFarkas of Medimmune, headquartered inGaithersburg, made a presentation on how her com-pany is “building a strong local ecosystem. “Ourmission is to help this region become a Top 3 BiotechHub by 2023.” Farkas willingly shared Medimmune’sblueprint for building this reputation for the area.The company decided not to “wait for someone elseor some government agency” to get the ball rolling,and has developed a new logo and regional brandmaterial that they want to “get into the collectiveconscious.” They are “meeting their neighbors intheir own backyard” to lead the way to their goal.

For those in the audience who were still awaitinga deeper dive into the “personalized health” topicthat was part of the event’s title, final speakers JamesMcClain, Acting Chief Technology Officer for theNational Institutes of Health Precisions MedicineInitiative, and Dr. John Niederhuber, CEO of hostInova Translational Medicine Institute did not dis-appoint. McClain went into significant detail on theNIH’s “All of Us” Research Program which will growto capture enormous amounts of data on one mil-lion volunteer participants for years to come. Theproject will not focus on a particular disease, and byallowing easier access to the data, will provide re-sources for researchers, participants, and citizen-sci-

entists on a variety of conditions. Precision, person-alized medicine is the next great frontier accordingto McClain and his colleagues. “Imprecise medicinecosts everyone time, money and health.”

Niederhuber spoke to the fact that medicine andthe treatment strategies of today generally begin at“acute” – when the patient is already ill. “And we’vebeen treating for the ‘average’ since we began,” whileeach person is a unique entity. Personalized medi-cine, based on an individual’s DNA, risk factors, en-vironment, behavioural choices and other person-specific factors makes prevention the goal, and cus-tomized and more effective treatment the new normwhen prevention is not possible.

Neatly tying the topics and the considerations ofthe day’s events into a closing bundle, Niederhuberreiterated that personalized healthcare will require acollaborating team of experts, who were equally ex-pert at being a team. Doctors, patients, researchers,information technology and cyber security experts,engineers, academics, students, and government atall levels will need to contribute to make personal-ized care a reality and to reap its benefits in our livesand in our region’s wellbeing and continued growth.

And as for where the Commonwealth now rankson biotech matters? Governor McAuliffe says we aremaking great strides. To prove his assertion, he waspleased to tell the audience that in June of this year,at the 2016 Bio International Convention in Califor-nia, he received the 2016 Governor of the Year awardin recognition of leadership and commitment tostrengthening the biosciences industry within Virginia.“And we are just starting to put our foot on the gas.”

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Following his remarks at the Innovate! 2016 Confer-ence, Gov. Terry McAuliffe was standing alone whilemany seemed too shy to approach him. Then NorthernVirginia Community College student Niquita Dowelldecided to take the plunge – and request a “selfie” withthe Commonwealth’s number one elected official.Dowell will be transferring to George Mason Universityto pursue her nursing degree when she completes herNOVA studies. “Events like these are great. They’re achance to learn even more about the biotech and medi-cal fields and certainly a great way to network.”

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Who knows what will happen onElection Day? Voters can avoidthe uncertainty of possible traf-fic gridlock, bad weather or

other impediments by voting “absentee-in per-son.” If you work, you qualify to vote absenteebecause of the possibility you could be com-muting and working for 11 hours on ElectionDay. There are many other reasons votersqualify to vote early in Virginia.

Voters can vote absentee-in person at FairfaxCounty Government Center, Confer-ence Room 2/3, 12000 GovernmentCenter Parkway, Fairfax, now throughFriday Nov. 4, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. andSaturday, Nov. 5, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Nov. 5 is thelast day to absentee vote in-person.

Absentee voting is also available at 10 satel-lite locations, now through Friday, Nov. 4, 2-8p.m. and Saturday Nov. 5, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Satellite voting locations in the area:❖ Providence Community Center - 3001

Vaden Dr., Fairfax❖ Franconia Governmental Center - 6121

Franconia Rd., Alexandria❖ West Springfield Governmental Center -

6140 Rolling Road, Springfield❖ Mason Governmental Center - 6507 Co-

lumbia Pike, Annandale❖ Lorton Library - 9520 Richmond Hwy.,

Lorton, Saturdays only.

VOTING ON THE QUESTIONS:Here are our recommendations:Vote YES for the MEALS TAX. Fairfax County

needs to find alternatives to the real estate tax,and in Virginia, there are not many optionsallowed to localities. This is one of the few al-ternatives available, and it requires a referen-dum.

Vote YES for the three Fairfax County BondQuestions: Vote YES for Transportation; voteYES for Parks; Vote Yes for Human Services.

Vote NO on on Question One. This anti-unionlanguage is already Virginia law; it doesn’tbelong in the Virginia Constitution.

For Voters Who Arrive Without Identi-fication

If you arrive at your polling place on Elec-tion Day without an acceptable form of photoidentification, or you face any other challengeto voting at your polling place, don’t panic orgive up. You will be given the opportunity tovote a provisional ballot. Ask for a provisionalballot if one is not immediately offered. Youwill then have until Monday, Nov. 14 to resolvethe issue and demonstrate your rightto vote.

After completing the provisional ballot, youwill be given written instructions from the elec-tion officials on how to submit a copy of youridentification so that your vote can be counted.

A voter will have until noon on Monday, Nov.14, following the election to deliver a copy ofidentification to the local electoral board or toappear in person to apply for a Virginia VoterPhoto ID Card. Voters may submit a copy of theirID via fax, email, in-person submission, orthrough USPS or commercial delivery service.Please note that the copy of the ID must be de-livered to the electoral board by noon on Mon-day, or the provisional ballot cannot be counted.

Also by noon on Monday following the elec-tion, the voter may appear in-person in the of-fice of the general registrar, in the locality inwhich the provisional ballot was cast, and applyfor a Virginia Voter Photo ID Card. At the comple-tion of the application process, the voter mayrequest a temporary identification document.This document may be provided to the electoralboard to suffice the identification requirement.

CORRECTIONVoters who do not present photo ID and vote

by provisional ballot have until noon on Mon-day, Nov. 14 after the election to present theiridentification. Previous coverage reported thatthe cutoff was Friday.

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Where Are theDetails onSocial Security?To the Editor:

After listening to the final Presi-dential debate, I believe that bothcandidates should explain them-selves better and give more detailson what they will do to update So-cial Security.

Because most Northern Virgin-ians pay into Social Security everyyear, we should know how the can-didates will keep it strong for us,our kids, and our grandkids. So-cial Security is critical to my retire-ment right now, and it is becom-ing more critical every year. I amdisabled; some days I can operatewithout people even noticing thereis anything wrong with me, anddays I cannot get out of bed.

That is the main reason why Iam urging every presidential can-didate to lay out their plan to up-date Social Security. If our leadersdo not act now, future retirees willlose up to $10,000 per year in ben-efits. We deserve to know wherethe candidates stand on this impor-tant issue before we decide whoto elect. To all the candidates I ask:“Where are the details?”

George CuppSpringfield

By Tom Davis

Former U.S. Representative

On Nov. 8, Fairfax County voters have anopportunity to cast a powerful vote forthemselves, and for better government by

voting “no” on the proposed Meals Tax. A “no” votewill send a message to the county Board of Supervi-sors that higher taxes should not be routine, and thatcounty leaders must focus on better management,and more importantly, the School Board, more effi-ciency, and greater respect for taxpayers.

The ballot language for the meals tax referendumwas carefully worded to avoid guarantees for howthe money will be spent, while pro-tax forces wantvoters to believe it will be used for teacher pay raisesand property tax relief.

In fact, there are no guarantees for this at all. Toremedy this glaring political error, a public relationscampaign has been launched, partially at taxpayerexpense, by teacher unions and some on the countyboard, to try to convince voters that the board’s in-tentions are to use the new revenue for teacher payhikes even though no such requirement exists.

Voters shouldn’t buy the argument, and theyshouldn’t approve the new tax.

A closer look at school spending shows that theintentions of the School Board are to delve into morepolitical correctness and social engineering. Oneexample, is their recent release of an RFP to identifya community convener to “study” and bring aboutthe name change of Jeb Stuart High School, despitethe fact that the Stuart-area population and studentsoppose the change.

There are a number of problems with a new tax

on prepared foods and meals, but most troubling isthe very regressive nature of this proposed new tax.The tax would be imposed on all meals at restau-rants and carry-out, in addition to prepared food soldat convenience stores, food trucks, etc. — meals thatare necessities, not luxuries, for many working menand women, and busy families. The new tax wouldalso be levied on all ready-to- eat foods including along list of items such as deli foods and grocery storerotisserie chickens.

While there are many other problems with the pro-posed tax, it’s also troubling because it confirms anunhealthy focus by county leaders on higher taxesand more revenue as opposed to better management.

Earlier this year, county leaders passed a $100million increase in property taxes — also presum-ably to fund education. Now, they’re back in front ofvoters asking for another $100 million in the formof the Meals Tax.

Easy money makes for bad management. In 1992,as board chair, I supported a meals tax. The countybudget was in terrible shape coming off a real estatedepression that saw our commercial tax base col-lapse. Voters rejected the tax, we took the opportu-nity to reorganize our budget from top to bottomand two years later were named the Best FinanciallyManaged County in America. The budget problemstoday are nothing of that magnitude. And with noguarantees as to how the money will be spent, plusthe current School Board’s spending proclivities. Iam voting no.

It’s important that voters reject this, join me invoting “no” on the Meals Tax.

Tom Davis is former U.S. representative and pastchairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.

Reject the Meals Tax

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By Del. Tim Hugo (R-40)

House Majority Caucus Chairman

This year, on Tuesday, Nov. 8, voters willhave the opportunity to vote on a proposed Constitutional amendment to support our first responders and their fami-

lies here in the Commonwealth. Question #2, whichI sponsored in the General Assembly, will amend theConstitution of Virginia to allow localities the op-tion to grant a real estate property tax exemption tothe surviving spouses of first responders (police of-ficers, firefighters and EMTs) who were killed in theline of duty. This is similar to the successful 2014ballot measure that granted the same real estate taxexemption to the spouses of members of U.S. ArmedForces killed in action.

The legislation that led to this proposed amend-ment was introduced at the suggestion of one of myconstituents, Suzanne Garbarino. At the FairfaxCounty Sully Police Station in 2006, Mrs. Garbarino’s

husband, Master Police Officer Michael Garbarinoand Detective Vicky Armel, were tragically killed inthe line of duty. Mrs. Garbarino approached me in2014 with her concerns about the financial burdensthat she and other families of fallen first respondersface.

Recent events concerning violence towards policeofficers, including the tragic shooting of Prince Wil-liam County Police Officer Ashley Guindon on Feb.27, 2016, further remind us of the tremendous sac-rifices our first responders make.

These men and women, who put their lives on theline each and every day in order to keep us safe,deserve our gratitude and appreciation. This Consti-tutional Amendment, Question #2, would be but asmall recognition of the efforts of our first respond-ers, particularly those who have made the ultimatesacrifice.

I hope you will join me in honoring our first re-sponders who put their lives on the line, by votingYES on Question #2 on Nov. 8.

To the Editor:Many Republicans are turning

away from supporting DonaldTrump and many do so fearingthat his election will lead to theend of the Republican Party as it

existed before Trump. But are theyblind to what could happen if heloses?

As President Hillary Clinton willlikely appoint two, three, or morerelatively young liberal judges to

the Supreme Court. This will cre-ate a liberal balance that cannotbe changed for many decades, ifever. One result of this will ensure

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The building formerly occupied by the Gi-ant Food supermarket in Burke VillageCenter will re-open Nov. 9 as Asian-in-spired grocery store H Mart.

H Mart is short for “Han Ah Reum,” which trans-lated means “One Arm Full of Groceries.” The chainstarted in Queens, New York in 1982.

The ribbon-cutting and grand opening are sched-

H Mart Grocery Store Opensin Burke Nov. 9

uled to kick off at 9:30 a.m. Festivities will includeKorean percussion music, Chinese lion dance, tradi-tional Vietnamese dance, face-painting, balloons andother giveaways.

The new H Mart supermarket is located at 9550Burke Road, in Burke.

—Tim Peterson

The buildingformerlyoccupied bythe Giant Foodsupermarket inBurke VillageCenter will re-open Nov. 9 asAsian-inspiredgrocery storeH Mart.

Fairfax County’s free FamilyCaregiver Telephone SupportGroup meets by phone on Tuesday,Nov. 8, 7-8 p.m. Share your expe-riences, gain support and getimportant information without hav-ing to travel. Register beforehand atw w w . – f a i r f a x c o u n t y . – g o v / –olderadults and click on TelephoneCaregiver Support Group. Call 703-324-5484, TTY 711.

30th Annual Northern Vir-ginia Dementia CareConsortium Caregivers Confer-ence, Friday, Nov. 11, 8a.m.-3:30 p.m. The conference“Gems: A Treasure Chest of Ideas”will have speakers and resources ontopics important to caregivers. The$30 fee includes continental break-fast, lunch, materials, and certificateof attendance. First Baptist Church ofAlexandria, 2932 King St., Alexan-dria. Find out more atw w w . – f a i r f a x c o u n t y . – g o v / –olderadults and click on CaregiversConference.

The Fairfax Commission onAging meets on Wednesday,Nov. 16, at noon at the Kings ParkLibrary, 9000 Burke Lake Rd., Burke.The public is welcome to attend andjoin in the comment period that be-gins each session. Find out more atwww. fa i r f ax coun ty . gov/d f s /olderadultservices/coa.htm. Call703-324-5403, TTY 711 for meetingaccess needs.

Fairfax County’s freeCaregiver Seminar/WebinarSeries features experts in Medicare,dementia care, mental health and

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10 Legal Issues CaregiversShould Know About, Thursday,Nov. 3, 7-8:30 p.m. Caregiversoften make health and financial de-cisions for loved ones. Learn whatdocuments loved ones need in place,if the document age matters, andwhat happens if the documents failor can’t be drafted. George MasonRegional Library, 7001 Little RiverTurnpike, Annandale.

When is it More Than Just aBad Day? — webinar, Wednes-day, Nov. 9, Noon-1 p.m. Learnhow to identify, cope, and find part-nerships to support your family ifdepressive symptoms hit you or yourloved one.

Simple Meals for HealthyEating — webinar, Wednesday,Nov. 16, Noon-1 p.m. Learn tipsto simplify meal preparation and eathealthy during the holidays and be-yond.

Improving Family Conversa-tions About Aging Issues,Wednesday, November 16, 7-8:30 p.m. It’s difficult for manyfamilies to talk about topics relatedto aging like help at home and driv-ing. Learn easy-to-use tips forstarting the conversation and keep-ing it going in a positive direction.Chantilly Regional Library, 4000Stringfellow Rd., Chantilly.

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that all existing restrictions onabortion will be ruled unconstitu-tional. Overturning Roe v. Wadehas been a motivating factor formany pro-life voters for decades.Why would they ever again settle,holding their noses and voting forless attractive Republicans in thefuture, especially if pro-life thirdparty choices are available?

For those who support the sec-ond amendment, these same lib-eral judges will rule that strict guncontrol legislation is constitu-tional, thus the second amend-ment will be effectively alteredforever. Again I ask, why would

these second amendment advo-cates continue to support Repub-licans, who have failed them?

I believe that the RepublicanParty will lose many of these pro-life and pro-gun voters to thirdparty candidates and the marginof victory they have previously pro-vided will disappear, and in manyclose races Republican candidateswill no longer be able to win.

Yet, these party purists refuse to“hold their noses” and vote forTrump.

Sometimes actions have unin-tended consequences.

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Letters

To the Editor:I am pleased that finally the So-

cial Security issue came up dur-ing the third and final Presiden-tial debate. I am not happy thatChris Wallace lumped it with “wel-fare,” which of course must be ad-dressed, but Social Security is onething that the recipients have al-ready paid for. Social Security isnot an entitlement – we have allpaid in and earned our benefits. Iam glad that at least our candi-dates have taken it seriously andproposed improvements which in-clude lifting the cap on the amountof income that can be taxed forSocial Security and getting moreAmericans working.

I cannot emphasize enough thatSocial Security is a lifeline for al-most all senior citizens, and manydo not have any other means of in-come in retirement. Let me appealto all those running to represent usNorthern Virginians: pay more at-

tention to this important issue. Youtoo will be senior citizens (if youaren’t already). Take a stand to en-sure so that your peers, your chil-dren, and your grandchildren willhave worthwhile benefits whenthey need them.

Wahed HossainiSpringfield

Social Security, Finally Addressed

Applications Accepted forCitizens Police Academy

The Citizens’ Police Academy (CPA) is now accepting applicationsfor spring session. The academy is a 10-week educational program thatis free of charge for anyone who lives or works in Fairfax County. TheCPA typically offers two sessions a year, one in the spring and one inthe fall. The spring session will run from March 16 – May 20, 2017.Classes will be held on Thursday nights from 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.,except the last class, that will be on Saturday, May 20, from 8 a.m. to12:30 p.m. The class locations will rotate to various police facilities,giving residents a look at all the different areas in Fairfax County.

Class size is limited to 40 participants all of whom are required toundergo a background check. The participants have to commit to at-tending at least eight of the 10 classes. Applicants should submit theirapplication no later than Dec. 15 for consideration for the spring ses-sion. Applications may be sent to [email protected] or FairfaxCounty Police Department Citizens Police Academy I/C OperationsSupport Bureau 3911 Woodburn Road Annandale, VA 22003.

CorrectionIn “50 Years of Spartan Star Athletes” [The Connection, Oct. 20-26.]

the Oct. 7 football game was not West Springfield’s Homecoming. Thatgame was Oct. 21 versus Lake Braddock Secondary School.

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By Tim Peterson

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A 12-year-old African American boywatched as a city of Denver pa-trol car with two white police officers drove slowly by his house,

where he reported people attempting tobreak in.

The boy had to call the dispatcher severaltimes to get a response to the scene. Whenthe officers failed to stop or check on thehouse, the boy called the dispatcher again.He was told the officers had stopped, andthat there was no issue.

The boy became enraged, and obsessed,with the goal that one day he would becomea police officer, a good one.

Randy Sayles of Oak Hill, now 68, grewup in predominantly white Denver, Colo. Hewas the only child of single mother DeloresSayles. She was a domestic worker whodidn’t have a lot of education, he said.

To protect her son from drugs and law-lessness, Sayles’ mother wouldn’t allow himoutside much, where he could play withother children.

He also remembers from an early age sheinstilled in him that having a “moral respectfor other people is the most important thingyou can contribute to society.”

THOSE WORDS would guide Sayles’ per-sonal and professional actions for decadesto come.

After serving his country as a U.S. Marinefrom 1967 to 1968 (he was honorably dis-charged from a Vietnam assignment to carefor his sick mother) Sayles served as a pa-trol officer with the Denver Police Depart-ment for five and a half years.

“He did his job without fear or favor,” saidJerry Kennedy, retired division chief of theDenver Police Department. “He got alongwell with his peers, was willing and proac-tive. That’s what I liked in a policeman.”

Sayles learned to negotiate the brother-hood of police culture as well as his place init as an African American.

“You have to look out for one another,” hesaid. If someone is wrong, makes a mistake,you had to protect those you relied on, “evenif you don’t agree.”

He remembers seeing officers in Denverwho wouldn’t stand up for a thing they knewwas wrong. But that was contrary to howhe wanted to carry himself, how he’d beenraised.

“Wherever I worked,” Sayles said, “if I sawinjustice, I would speak up for what Ithought was right.”

He was later recruited in 1974 as the firstAfrican American Special Agent at the Den-ver regional office for the Drug EnforcementAdministration.

John “Jack” Lawn, retired DEA adminis-trator, met Sayles in the mid-1980s in NewOrleans, where Sayles was supervising agroup of young agents.

Lawn was already impressed with Sayles’background, which included Sayles’ lifesav-ing role in a 1979 crisis where the U.S. em-bassy in Islamabad was attacked and set onfire. Sayles received the U.S. AttorneyGeneral’s highest award for heroism andvalor for assisting U.S. Marines inside theembassy to save the lives of all who weretrapped there.

“His background as a law enforcementofficer, a younger Marine, left him with aunique experience on how to deal with cri-sis situations,” Lawn said.

He was also impressed with Sayles’ sin-cerity: “His interest [was] in seeing the rightthing was done on every occasion, makingdifficult decisions.”

Sayles was tapped to be a member of amonitoring committee for the DEA, to makesure promotions, assignments and other ar-eas of employment were being distributedfairly across the administration, includingfor African Americans.

As a junior agent, Sayles said he had seendiscrimination in being passed up for pro-motions. His job on the committee was toensure compliance.

“He didn’t over-try,” said Bob Bryden, re-tired DEA chief of operations. “He let thefacts show up. He never let his position inthe African American community affect adecision. I’ve known few people through theyears with the true depth of integrity thathe has. He knows the difference betweenpopular and right.”

Sayles retired in 2003 after more than 35years in law enforcement. But he’s contin-ued following what he believes is his civicduty to get involved when he sees an injus-tice.

Since 2002, Sayles has been collectingtrash along a stretch of Centreville Road,documenting everything as he goes. At one

time he went six nights a week. Now he’sout three nights a week.

The non-profit Clean Fairfax estimated lastyear alone Sayles picked up more than 800bags of trash and 1,200 illegally placed signs.

SAYLES WAS HONORED for his effortsat the Oct. 18 Fairfax County Board of Su-pervisors meeting as one of two individualsto win an Environmental Excellence Award.

Sayles’ nomination for the award read:“There are many residents of Fairfax Countywho are passionate about keeping thecounty clean, green and sustainable, but fewfollow through with Herculean efforts likeMr. Sayles.”

It took as much effort if not more forSayles to overcome what he said was a pat-tern of harassment from Fairfax County lawenforcement while trying to volunteer.

Sayles typically goes out between thehours of 1:30 and 5 in the morning for thesetrash runs: “At those hours the only peopleare police and me,” he said.

On several occasions, Sayles said, he wasapproached by law enforcement officers —Fairfax County Police, state and federal pro-tective police — while volunteering. He wouldbe asked on consecutive days what he wasdoing, despite giving the same answer overand over again. Some officers said he was cre-ating a hazard for traffic, despite the lack oftraffic at that hour, he said. Others said it wastheir job to remove the signs, not his.

Sayles said several officers treated himwith notable lack of respect. “Like they don’tbelieve in being respectful and professional.It gets me mad. ... I’m just a citizen, tryingto do civic duty, and won’t let them continueto disrespect me.”

These interactions came on top of a num-ber of situations where he said he was ha-rassed by Fairfax County Police officers af-

ter being pulledover at varioustimes.

One morning,when Sayles wasalready stoppedlooking for hisFairfax CountyRECenter card, hesaid a cruiserstopped in thethrough lane nextto him, lights flash-ing. The officerasked for his li-cense and registra-tion then walkedaway. Sayles didn’t

want to identify himself as former law en-forcement..

Some time later, a second, female officercame to Sayles’ window. He said shescreamed at him: “Do you have a weapon?”Sayles remembers the saliva coming out ofher mouth as she continued to yell, “Don’tyou know the first thing you should’ve toldus is if you had a weapon?”

At that point, Sayles said he didn’t sayanything, rolled up his window, and sat look-ing straight forward while the officer con-tinued to scream.

The officers ended up giving him a ticketfor parking illegally, which he found ironicas they were blocking the through lane oftraffic themselves. At that point, he finallypulled out his law enforcement identifica-tion.

“You of all people should’ve been able toanswer better,” the officer responded, ac-cording to Sayles.

After the incidents with police when hewas picking up trash, Sayles requested ameeting with FCPD Police Chief EdwinRoessler. Expecting just a few minutes of histime, Roessler met with Sayles for 45 min-utes at the Fairfax County Government Cen-ter to talk about his experiences.

“He listened without interrupting,” Saylessaid, “let me tell my side.”

Roessler gave Sayles a few recommenda-tions for his volunteer work, including put-ting a flashing yellow light on his van.

Within 24 hours, Sayles was back out onthe road, police saw him, and kept driving.

Roessler attributed the repeated stopswhile Sayles was on Centreville Road to alack of communication among overlappingjurisdictions that border the area: the Sully,Fair Oaks and Reston District stations.

“The officers approach, he tries to explainhe’s doing good,” Roessler said, “where isthe communication?”

To bridge the gaps, Roessler connected thestations and introduced Sayles face-to-face.

These experiences with law enforcementin Fairfax County, as well as his professionalexperience in in the field motivated him toserve on the Use of Force subcommittee for

the Ad Hoc Police Practices Review Commis-sion.

As a U.S. Marine, police officer, DEA spe-cial agent and supervisor, he had been per-sonally involved in most of the types of sce-narios that were being discussed for chang-ing policies.

Following the police commission recom-mendations, the Board of Supervisors hasalready voted to create an independent po-lice auditor to review use of force incidentsand complaints in particular. Next monththey’re scheduled to vote on establishing anindependent civilian review panel thatwould look at other types of citizen com-plaints against officers for misconduct.

“Now it’s making it where if someone isharassed, they have another mechanism,”Sayles said. “You can feel you’re getting fairtreatment with a police complaint, withoutgoing to court.”

The potential review panel, Sayles said,could be huge for community perception oflaw enforcement, particularly in low income

communities.

ROESSLER SAID Sayles has been includedin a core group from the Ad Hoc Commis-sion that’s continuing to meet with him andassist in implementing recommendations.

“He has decades of experience,” Roesslersaid. Having him, he added, “has been ablessing, makes us think.”

Roessler said he’s impressed how Saylesspeaks directly, as well as his passion andhis ethics.

The fact that projects like those from theAd Hoc Commission are being delivered tomeet the needs of the community “are be-cause of people like Randy,” Roessler said.

Sayles said the environmental award wassome vindication for the “trying times” he’shad with Fairfax County law enforcement.

But he also said he wanted to recognizethe hundreds of volunteers who go out anddo civic work, volunteer that people don’tknow. “So many are equally qualified,”Sayles said, “they don’t ask for recognition.”

Former Denver Police Officer, DEA Agent,Ad Hoc Subcommittee member receivesEnvironmental Excellence Award.

Face of Integrity

Randy Saylesserved with theDrug Enforce-ment Administra-tion for 30 yearsbefore retiring in2003.

Center, Randy Sayles of Oak Hill receives the Fairfax County Environmen-tal Excellence award, joined by (from left) WK Williams, FCPD ChiefEdwin Roessler, wife Frances Sayles and David Westrate.

U.S. AttorneyGeneral Benjamin

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By Bonnie Hobbs

The Connection

On the surface, an ar-gument over foldingchairs after an Aug.6 wedding at

Cabell’s Mill in Ellanor C.Lawrence Park led to a woman’sfatal stabbing and a man chargedwith murder. But according to awitness and a video of the sevenminutes leading up to the tragedy,tensions between the man and thewedding party had been simmer-ing all during the event.

Monday afternoon, in FairfaxCounty General District Court, de-fense attorney Peter Greenspun ar-gued that his client, KemptonBonds, had no malice towardTyonne Johns, the woman he alleg-edly stabbed to death. If anything,said Greenspun, the crowd therewas verbally abusing and threaten-ing Bonds. But ultimately, the judgefound probable cause to believeBonds is guilty as charged and cer-tified his case to the grand jury.

Johns, 35, of Washington, D.C.,

was the event’s chef andcaterer. Bonds, a 19-year-old Clifton resi-dent, is a 2015Robinson SecondarySchool graduate andwas a seasonal em-ployee of the countyPark Authority. Policehad already respondedto the Chantilly parkaround 9:24 p.m., afterBonds reported the wedding guests’disorderly conduct. But the nextcall they received, about 10:50p.m., was about the stabbing.

THE CHAIRS for the weddingwere supplied by both ChefTyonne Catering Co., owned bythe victim, and the Park Author-ity. Witnesses said Johns was start-ing to pack up the folding chairs,but Bonds told her the chairs be-longed to the park, and the twobegan to argue.

Johns’s assistant, Shaina Mason,testified Oct. 31 that “There was aconversation about the chairs andthe bride was upset and yelling.”

She said that after Johnsasked Bonds why he was upsettingthe bride, Johns “yelled at him andhe stabbed her and she steppedaway and said, ‘You stabbed me!’Mason said she didn’t see the ac-tual stabbing, but saw Johns backaway from Bonds, “who had aknife in his hand.” She also saidJohns never touched him.

Mason then called 911. Afterthat, she said, crying, “Someoneput [Johns] in a chair, and [Bonds]went down the stops on the sideof the building.”

Under Greenspun’s cross exami-nation, Mason said that during theevent, guests were upset withBonds turning off the music andtaking down the decorations. Shesaid for 10 to 20 minutes, peoplewere yelling and cursing at him.She also said that Bonds didn’tcurse, scream or threaten anyone,but “he was rude.”

During the seven minutes or sobefore the stabbing, Bonds video-taped on his phone what the oth-ers were saying and doing, andGreenspun played that tape incourt. In it, the bride yells atBonds, “Boy, I’m about to f*#k youup, I swear to God, on my wed-

ding day.”Then the groom yells at Bonds,

“I guarantee, you’ll befired; you ruined mywhole wedding.” Heand another womanalso call Bonds deroga-tory names, and a fe-male tells him, “I’m go-ing to knock you out.”

Next is the stabbing,and Bonds says, “Stayaway from me.” Masonsaid she couldn’t tellone voice from anotheron the tape and was in

the driver’s seat of a U-Haul dur-ing the altercation. However,Greenspun got her to admit that,when she heard a voice threatento “f*#k [Bonds] up,” Johns was“within arm’s reach” of him.

“It wasn’t Bonds who was act-ing out of control, with malice, itwas the group,” said Greenspun.

County police officer JasonReichel was the first officer re-sponding to the stabbing. “Therewere people running and scream-ing, all over the place,” he said.Reichel said they told him theirfriend had been stabbed and theypointed out Bonds as the culprit,so Reichel handcuffed him.

THE OFFICER then found Johnsslumped over in a chair. “I tore hershirt and saw a wound underneathher left breast,” he said. “I appliedpressure to her wound and sup-ported her head to protect her air-way.” When more officers arrived,he directed them to take custodyof Bonds and he returned to thevictim. “The only thing she said tome was, ‘I can’t breathe,’” saidReichel. Then an ambulance cameand rushed Johns to a hospital,

where she was pronounced dead.Also testifying was Officer Jason

Deal, who arrived at the scene tofind Bonds on his knees, in hand-cuffs. “Officer Reichel said it ap-peared he’d stabbed someone, andBonds said, ‘Yes, that’s correct; thatwas me.’ I found a folding pocketknife on him – about 4 inches,folded up.” He then took Bonds tothe Adult Detention Center, wherehe was arrested and charged withsecond-degree murder.

Summing up, Greenspun said,“This is clearly a tragic situation,but there’s no evidence of malice.There was a blistering, ugly, ag-gressive, assertive assault by nu-merous people there. But [Bonds]didn’t invite or provoke this hor-rible, verbal assault. It was the vit-riol, hate and aggression of thewords – and Johns gets in his face,as he’s backing up to the railing,and yells at him. If it’s anything,it’s manslaughter, not murder.”

But Assistant Commonwealth’sAttorney Brandon Shapiro stressedthat Bonds “had a knife in hispocket – a deadly weapon. He hadthe ability to leave and didn’t.There was no physical altercation;at no point was Bonds touched.There’s probable cause for second-degree murder.”

Agreeing, Judge MichaelLindner said, “Words can be veryhurtful, [but] the defendant’s re-sponses to the anger were notwords of peace. There was a knifeinside someone’s body. There’s afair probability that Mr. Bondskilled somebody in malice.”

Lindner then certified the caseto the grand jury for possible in-dictment. He also continuedBonds’s bond of $250,000 plushouse arrest.

Caterer stabbed after E.C. Lawrence Park wedding.

Murder Charge Goes to the Grand Jury

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Lord of Life Lutheran offers ser-vices at two locations, in Fairfax at 5114Twinbrook Road and in Clifton at 13421Twin Lakes Drive. Services in Fairfax areheld on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. and Sun-days at 8:30 and 10 a.m. Services inClifton are held on Sundays at 8:15 and10:30 a.m. 703-323-9500 orwww.Lordoflifeva.org.

First Baptist Church of Spring-field offers Sunday school at 9:15 a.m.,followed by both traditional and con-temporary worship services at 10:30a.m. at 7300 Gary St., Springfield. 703-451-1500 or www.fbcspringfield.org.

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Christian education for all ages is at9:45 a.m. 703-830-3175.

St. Andrew the ApostleCatholic Church, 6720 Union MillRoad, Clifton, conducts Sundaymasses at 7:30 a.m., 8:45 a.m., Latinmass at 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Italso offers a Saturday vigil at 5:30p.m. and a Thursday Latin mass at 7p.m. Additional mass offered Mon-day-Friday at 6:30 a.m. (except onFederal holidays) and 8:45 a.m. 703-817-1770 or www.st-andrew.org.

Prince of Peace LutheranChurch, 8304 Old Keene Mill Road,Springfield, offers casual worshipservices on Saturday evenings at5:30 p.m. featuring contemporarymusic. More traditional services takeplace on Sunday mornings at 8:15and 11 a.m. Sunday School is from9:45-10:45 a.m. for children andadults. The church also offers discus-sion groups for adults. 703-451-5855or www.poplc.org.

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Holiday weight gain betweenHalloween and New Year’sEve is not only common, anew study published in the

New England Journal of Medicine found theissue to be global. Researchers tracked theweight of nearly 3,000 people in the UnitedStates, Germany and Japan, and found thatevery single person studied gained weightduring the period of time from October toJanuary.

“Some people … just give up on [weightmanagement] during the holiday season.With Halloween candy, Thanksgiving andthen Christmas, I think some people say, ‘I’mjust going to deal with it in the New Year,’”said Domenica M. Rubino, M.D., of theWashington Center for Weight Managementand Research in Arlington. “It’s easy to getderailed that way. It’s better to say, ‘Howam I going to manage it?

What different ways can I celebrate?’”In fact, Rubino advises patients to con-

sider starting a weight-management pro-gram before the holiday season. “It givesthem a little extra structure during the holi-days,” she said.

There are a few, simple ways to combat

you’re not starving.”Also, be aware of what food traditions

may be most important or memorable. “Forsome people, it doesn’t feel like it’s the holi-days if we don’t have sweet potatoes withmarshmallows on top or mashed potatoeswith gravy, even if those food choices are adetriment to their health,” said Rubino.

Therefore, watching alcohol consumptionand practicing portion control rather thanforgoing tempting foods altogether areamong Trocchio’s recommendations.

“If you’re going to have holiday cocktails,your inhibitions might be lower, so you cantry limiting your cocktails and alternatingthem with seltzer,” said Trocchio. “Ratherthan substituting fat free versions of foodthat you want, practice portion control.”

Caring for one’s emotional well-being canmitigate the risk of over eating as well.“Know ahead of time that a lot of thingswill be overwhelming,” said Willerman.“There will be an increased number of fam-ily members in close proximity, there couldbe traveling, the amount of food, there area lot of overwhelming things happening atonce.”

Such mindfulness practices can helppeople avoid emotional eating traps. “Go-ing home can be stressful during the holi-days,” said Rubino. “It can be a trigger to

use food to help calm and cope.”To manage feelings of anxiety or stress in

such situations, Willerman recommendsdiaphragmatic breathing — also known asbelly breathing or deep breathing. “Take 10breaths and push your stomach out like aballoon, she said. “It forces a kind of relax-ation response to help you not feel over-whelmed. When people get overwhelmed,you become more of an emotional thinkerand it’s more difficult to think through andactivate the plan.”

In addition to a dietary plan, an exerciseplan is critical, too. “Ask yourself, ‘What amI going to do when the weather gets colder?’said Rubino. “Planning is most importantgoing into the season. You need winter tran-sition exercises.”

Among the activities that Rubino recom-mends is walking at an indoor location likea museum or shopping mall. “It is harderwhen it gets colder and darker, but the ideais to get people moving in a way that buildsit into their day-to-day life, like taking thestairs,” she said. “It should be a sustainablechange like brushing your teeth, so that itfeels really weird if you don’t do it.

“You can get the whole family involvedwith an activity like dancing with a Wii. Youcan start some kind of tradition with anactivity that gets people outside.”

Advanced planning is keyto keeping off pounds.Managing Holiday Weight Gain

Develop a plan now to combatholiday weight gain.

those holiday pounds today. “From a nutri-tion perspective, start thinking about itnow,” said Dietician Lauren Trocchio. “Knowthat you’ll be at a party or a dinner and therewill be a lot of food accessible to you andhave a plan.”

Avoid arriving at a party on an emptystomach. “Keep up with a routine so you’renot too hungry,” said PsychotherapistRaquel Willerman. You will have a betterchance of making a wise food choice if

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Late fall ushers in the holi-day season and with thatcomes cooking and baking

and parties and shopping — andthe accompanying stress, worryand frustration.

There’s pitfalls everywhere,from imbibing too much at partiesto cross contaminating foods orleaving a dish out too long, making for a veryunmerry holiday.

“Whether you are serving up eggnog or making aturkey dinner with all the trimmings, the most im-portant ingredient for any holiday meal is foodsafety,” said Cassandra Mitchell, environmentalhealth supervisor, Fairfax County Health Department.

Mitchell points to a statistic from the Centers forDisease Control and Prevention, which estimates thateach year, nearly 48 million people get sick from afoodborne illness. “Make sure your guests are notamong them,” she said.

To help ensure a healthy meal, Mitchell advisesfrequent hand washing and thorough utensil wash-ing to avoid spreading harmful bacteria. Use sepa-rate cutting boards when preparing raw meat, poul-try and vegetables.

“Use a food thermometer to ensure meat and poul-try reach the proper temperature,” said Mitchell.“Keep the fridge at 40 degrees Fahrenheit or belowto prevent harmful bacteria from growing.”

Wash hands, utensils, sinks and anything else thathas come in contact with raw poultry, added KurtLarrick of the Arlington County Department of Hu-man Services.

When cleaning a kitchen counter, eschew wetcloths and sponges, which harbor bacteria, in favorof dry paper towels. Never defrost food at room tem-perature.

Thaw it in the refrigerator, in cold water or in themicrowave. Keep in mind that a stuffed bird takeslonger to cook.

Whether hosting or attending an event that in-cludes alcohol consumption, experts recommendpartygoers be sensible about alcoholic drinks. Morethan half of all traffic fatalities are alcohol-related.Use designated drivers, people who do not drink, todrive other guests home after a holiday party.

“Don’t drink and drive or let anyone else drink anddrive [and] wear seatbelts,” said Mary Anderson,spokeswoman for the Montgomery County Depart-ment of Health and Human Services.

“Eat healthy… stay active, manage stress [and]travel safely,” to have a healthy and happy holidayseason, said Anderson.

Staying Healthy andSafe During the HolidaysHealth officialsoffer safetyreminders inadvance of theholiday season.

When cleaning kitchen counters use dry papertowels instead if wet clothes and sponges whichharbor bacteria.

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By Dave Ryan

OLLI at GMU

Let’s face it: A couple of years ago,how many younger — or evenolder — Americans would havebothered even crossing the street

to voluntarily learn anything about a mustyold historical figure like American found-ing father Alexander Hamilton.

But then the young son of Puerto Ricanimmigrants in New York did the unlikelything of writing a smash hit Broadway mu-sical, drawing heavily on rap music, thatbrought to vibrant life for many Americansthe fascinating story of our first Secretaryof the Treasury.

Speaking Saturday at the Church of theGood Shepherd in Burke to the Osher Life-long Learning Institute at George MasonUniversity, over 150 OLLI members listenedto economics PhD and avid local musicaltheater historian Dan Sherman describe thisimprobable genesis of the wildly popularmusical “Hamilton.” He played many songsfrom the show and explained how well the2 and � hour musical compressed the storyof Hamilton’s complex life.

AN INCREDIBLY AMBITIOUS, moti-vated and hard-driving character with achip on his shoulder, Hamilton, a poor im-migrant orphan born illegitimate in theCaribbean, stood in stark contrast to mostof America’s founding fathers, who wererich, well-educated and came from promi-nent families. Despite his background,Hamilton was a brilliant writer, Revolution-ary War hero, and of course, our first Sec-retary of the Treasury. He was very close toGeorge Washington, serving as his personal

secretary during the war, and played a keyrole in convincing the reluctant “Father ofour Country” – who longed to return toMount Vernon — to become president.Hamilton never thought our new nationwould become strong under its first gov-erning principles, the Articles of Confedera-tion, and fought hard for the conventionthat wrote our current constitution. AuthorRon Chernow, in his best-selling book,Alexander Hamilton, said, “…Hamilton isthe foremost political figure in Americanhistory who never attained the presidency,yet he probably had a much deeper andmore lasting impact than many who did.”

Despite these accomplishments, Hamiltonfaded into the mists of American history,and was known to most Americans only asthe man on the ten-dollar bill who was shot

by Aaron Burr.Enter Lin-Daniel Miranda, the 36-years-

old son of Puerto Rican immigrants, whogrew up in New York City. His parents lovedBroadway shows, so he grew up listeningto Broadway cast albums — as well as rapsongs. He combined these interests in amusical about – of all people – AlexanderHamilton, which opened in Jan. 2015 witha mostly African American and Latino cast,and the rest is show business history.

American playgoers used to the flowery,ornate writing of 18th century historical fig-ures were probably surprised and intriguedto hear the character of Hamilton expostu-lating in rap rhythm against ThomasJefferson in a hip-hop debate:

“Thomas, that was a real nice declaration,welcome to the present, we’re running a real

By Tim Peterson

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Law enforcement officials are stillwaiting to receive the final au-topsy report for Yovani Amaya

Gomez, 29, who was shot dead by FairfaxCounty Sheriff ’s Deputy MDS PatrickMcPartlin outside Inova Fairfax Hospitalon Aug. 15 of this year.

Police had previously reported Gomez’sname as Jovany Martinez, but releasedan update on Nov. 1 that Homicide de-tectives confirmed his true legal namewith help from the Honduran embassyand family members in Honduras.

Gomez first approached a Fairfax CountyPolice cruiser and officer during the day onAug. 15 in Annandale. The officer suspectedhe was having either a mental health epi-sode or a heat-induced medical emergency,and called in Fairfax County Fire & Rescueand a team of medics.

Gomez was taken to Inova Fairfax to befurther evaluated. The transport investiga-tion finished around 4 p.m.; medical staffsaid he wasn’t in mental distress.

That evening, Gomez was dischargedfrom the hospital and escorted to the busstop by Inova security. An Inova spokesper-son would not say why he had an escort orelaborate on any condition he may have

had.After he was left at the stop, security re-

ceived reports of a man at the bus stopthreatening people with an apparentweapon. When security responded to thescene, Gomez attacked a guard with a metalsign post, police reported.

Sheriff ’s Deputy MDS Patrick McPartlinresponded to a backup call from the guardsand attempted to de-escalate the situation.But officials said Gomez ran at McPartlinand swung the sign post in an attempt tostrike him.

Gomez allegedly didn’t respond to re-peated attempts to stop advancing on thedeputy, so McPartlin shot him several timeswhile tactically retreating.

McPartlin was carrying neither a taser nora beanbag gun, which are less-lethal options

for deputies outside the Adult DetentionCenter but not mandatory for theSheriff ’s Office. He was put on adminis-trative leave after the shooting.

Police report their criminal investiga-tion is complete. Once they receive theautopsy report, the case file will go tothe Commonwealth’s attorney for a de-cision on whether there was any crimi-nal liability in the shooting.

FCPD spokesman MPO Don Gotthardtsaid there were no additional details ofthe criminal investigation to be released,and that there’s no expected timeline forreceiving the medical examiner’s report.

Now that the criminal investigation iscomplete, the Sheriff’s Office will con-duct its own administrative investigationof the shooting.

Autopsy Report Yet to Come for Deputy-Involved ShootingAdministrative investigation to follow.

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nation, would you like to join us or staymellow doing whatever the hell it is you’redoing at Monticello, do we assume the debt,the union debt that you might have said isa financial diuretic, how do you not get it…”

Sherman said that some African Ameri-cans who’ve seen the play told him that theyfelt Hamilton is really a hip-hop story – bothHamilton and Miranda came from an innercity culture and they both managed to makeit.OLLI MEMBER Wendy Campbell added:

“What a magnificent tribute to two men -Lin Manuel Miranda and AlexanderHamilton... I loved every minute of theclass.”

OLLI MASON, which sponsoredSherman’s talk, provides educational oppor-tunities for citizens of Northern Virginia. Formore about OLLI Mason and its events canbe found at olli.gmu.edu

Musical historian shares the unlikely story with Fairfax audience.

Alexander Hamilton BroughtBack to Life by Rap Music?

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From left — OLLI class instructor Dan Sherman and Ron Chernow, au-thor of bestselling biography, Alexander Hamilton.

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Instructor Dan Sherman teachingthe class.

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James Butler, a Lake Braddock SecondarySchool graduate, was inducted into the NavalAcademy Class of 2020 on June 30, 2016.

Kyle Austin Walsh, of Fairfax, and AbigailLynn Lackey, of Springfield, were named to thehonors list for the 2016 spring 2016 semester atAverett University in Danville.

Katherine Marie Hough, of Fairfax Station,is on the dean’s list at George Mason University forspring 2016.

Anna Kormis, of Springfield, graduated fromEmory and Henry College in spring 2016.

Kyle Austin Walsh, of Fairfax, graduated fromAverett University in June 2016. was among the261 students to receive diplomas during AverettUniversity’s May 7 Commencement,

Megan R. Seymour, Megan F. Cummins,Thomas S. Cohen, of Fairfax, Joshua D.Harlowe, Samantha E. Kinde, Melissa A.Schwartz, of Springfield; Sean C. Baird, ofFairfax Station; graduated from Boston Universityin spring 2016.

Helene J. Decosse, Alexis J. Fahrney, Jes-sica M. Ochoa, of Fairfax, are on the dean’s listat Boston University for spring 2016.

Seth Lehman, Thet San, of Fairfax, graduatedfrom Furman University in spring 2016.

Luke Hartman, Natalie Heinitz, of Spring-field, graduated from Manhattan College in spring2016.

Maria Larrazabal Carrillo, of Fairfax is onthe dean’s list for May 2016 at Iowa State.

Kayse McGough of Fairfax is on the dean’s listfor May 2016 at St. Mary’s College.

Jared Rondeau of Clifton, graduated May2016 Triple Major in Physics, Mathematics, andChemistry from Emory and Henry College.

Moriah Dreisbach, of Fairfax, is on UnionUniversity’s president’s list for spring 2016.

Irene Martinko, of Springfield, is on thespring 2016 dean’s list at Muhlenberg College inAllentown, Pennsylvania.

James F. Agnew, Kyle T. Deivert andNathaniel Oliver, of Fairfax, are on the dean’slist at Hampden-Sydney College.

Cameron Kisailus, of Franconia, graduatedfrom Gonzaga College High School. He will be at-tending the University of Pittsburgh.

Michael Gerlach’s, of Fairfax Station, is onthe dean’s list at James Madison University forspring 2016.

Kara Anne Crennan, an alumna of WestSpringfield High School Class of 2011, graduatedfrom the United States Air Force Academy in June2016.

Liana Ruiz was awarded the Virginia CreditUnion Scholarship of $2,500. She will graduatefrom Robinson High School in June 2016 and willattend Virginia Tech in the fall.

Ketty Klimchuk, of Fairfax, is on the spring2016 dean’s list at Johnson State College in Ver-mont.

Abdullah Al Nouman, of Fairfax, graduatedwith a master of science, biomedical sciences fromIowa State University in spring 2016.

Robel Teffera, of Fairfax, graduated in spring2016 with a bachelor of science in internationalbusiness from Quinnipiac University.

May 2016 Oregon State University graduatesfrom Burke include, Kimberly L. Ogren, doctorof philosophy, geography; Jacob M. Sage, bach-elor of science, cum laude, constructionengineering management.

Jennifer S. Richards, of Lorton, graduatedwith a bachelor of science, earth sciences fromOregon State University in May 2016.

Jeffrey A Renner, of Fairfax is on the dean’slist for spring 2016 at Baylor University.

Alexandra Hoenscheid, of Springfield, re-ceived the University of Mary Washington AlumniAward upon her graduation in May 2016.

Thet San, of Fairfax, is on the dean’s list atFurman University in South Carolina for spring2016.

Natalie Heinitz, of Springfield, received Man-hattan College’s Gunn Alumni Medal during the2016 commencement.

Allison Campbell, a 2007 graduate of WestSpringfield High School, graduated from Washing-ton University in St. Louis Olin Business School inMay 2016.

School Notes

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THROUGH NOV. 4Sheehy Auto Stores Fall Harvest Food

Drive Sheehy Auto Stores throughoutWashington, D.C.; Richmond, Virginia; andBaltimore, Maryland areas will collectcanned goods and non-perishable food aspart of the company’s annual Fall HarvestFood Drive. Feeding America provides low-income individuals and families with the fuelto survive and even thrive. As the nation’sleading domestic hunger-relief charity,Feeding America’s network members supplyfood to more than 37 million Americans eachyear, including 14 million children and 3million seniors.

Locations include:Sheehy Volkswagen, 6601 Backlick Road,

SpringfieldSheehy Nissan of Springfield, 6727 Loisdale

Road, SpringfieldSheehy Infiniti of Tysons, 8527 Leesburg Pike,

ViennaSheehy Ford of Springfield , 6727 Loisdale

Road, SpringfieldSheehy Subaru of Springfield, 6571 Backlick

Road, SpringfieldPatriot Harley-Davidson, 9739 Fairfax

Boulevard, Fairfax

FRIDAY/NOV. 4 - NOV. 6Scouting for Food In support of Scouting

for Food Charity Driveduring the weekend of Nov. 4-6. The Cub Scouts

will distribute the bags sometime from Fridayevening, Nov. 4 to Sunday evening, Nov. 6.Then the Boy Scout pick-up will be on thenext Saturday, Nov. 12. Fill the bag withnon-perishable foods and leave on yourdoorstep the following Saturday, Nov. 12th,for Troop 1346 to pick them up. Contact:Cliff Phillips at [email protected]

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