From The Free Lance-Star: Jason E. Mooney:
Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Edward Mooney, 24, of Stafford County died Friday, Oct. 19, 2007, as a result of an automobile accident while on duty and responding to an emergency.
He was a 2002 graduate of Colonial Forge High School, where he was a member of the band and played football and baseball. Jason was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Fredericksburg.
He was a U.S. Marine Corps reservist having served one tour of duty in Iraq, and he was an active member of the Stafford Fire Department.
Survivors include his parents, Ed and Mary Mooney; his siblings Kimberly Henderson and her husband, Scott, of Missoula, Mont., Joshua Mooney and Molly Mooney both of Stafford; paternal grandparents, Jim and Lorraine Mooney of Fredericksburg; maternal grandparents, Daniel and Betty Terrion of Maple Heights, Ohio; his fiancee, Catherine Harris; aunts, Denise, Anne, Jane, Jean, Karen and Jenette; an uncle, Paul; and numerous cousins. He was preceded in death by an uncle, Daniel Terrion.
A Mass of celebration will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 25, at St. Mary Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Members of the Stafford Sheriff’s Dept. Honor Guard will serve as pallbearers; members of the Stafford Fire Dept. will serve as honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 24, at Covenant Funeral Service, Fredericksburg.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Stafford Sheriff Department Employee Recognition Fund, Box 189, Stafford, Va. 22555; or to the Stafford Volunteer Fireman’s Association, Box 3005, Stafford, Va. 22555. Online guest book at covenantfuneralservice.com.
I came across your website today. While I thank your son for his tour of duty in Iraq, serving our county as both a police officer and fire fighter; I’m so very sorry to hear of his passing. I also thank you for this site…and hope that you can keep us informed in the future.
I will keep your family in my thoughts and prayers as you go through this trying time.
~Justice
This is a tragic loss. My prayers and heart go to the family and friends of this officer. Those in emergency services, law enforcement, EMS and Fire are always putting thier lives on the line of us everyday. There is nothing routine in that line of work. Even though I didn’t know him, I know others like him and I am thankful for their service.
jason was a good cousin! i loved him so much and hering about the death sent a shockwave through the family, since october 19, we have gotten better but we still miss him alot and all of the mooneys are forever in our prayer. loved him soo much
♥-lauren