Harvey Lawson

In the quiet town of Clarksville, Virginia, a young life dedicated to public service was tragically cut short on March 12, 1985. Harvey Glenn Lawson Jr., a 21-year-old White male, had been a police officer with the Clarksville Police Department for only a year, yet he was known as a warm and caring individual who always wore a smile. His dream of being a police officer had been realized after graduating from the Central Virginia Justice Academy in June of the previous year.

On that fatefu ...