Funeral Services For Horace "Chris" Pendergrass

Fairfax County Firefighter Horace Christopher "Chris" "Teddy" Pendergrass, passed away suddenly on October 22, 2011. Beloved son of James H. Pendergrass and the late Jestine Adams Pendergrass. Loving father of Christian Aniece Adams, Tierra Janiece Pendergrass and Horace Christopher Pendergrass, Jr. Cherished grandfather of Ahmare Antwan Adams.. Dear brother of Natalie Gravette, Robin Gail Pendergrass, Jessica Lynn Jones and Donnell Adams (Eve). The family will receive friends at the EVERLY FUNERAL HOME, 10565 Main Street, Fairfax, VA 22030 on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 from 6 until 8 PM. Funeral services with honors will be held on Thursday, October 27 at 10 AM at Greater Little Zion Baptist Church, 10185 Zion Drive, Fairfax, VA. Interment will follow at Quantico National Cemetery, Triangle, VA. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Firefighters Fund of Fairfax County, PO Box 401, Fairfax, VA 22038-0401 or Prince of Peace Church, 1543 Summit Avenue, Portsmouth, VA 23704

Visitation

Wednesday October 26, 2011
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
*Everly Funeral Home
10565 Main Street
Fairfax, VA 22030
(703) 385-1110


Funeral Service


Thursday October 27, 2011
10:00 AM
*Greater Little Zion Baptist Church
10185 Zion Drive
Fairfax, VA 22032
(703) 764-9111

*Parking details will be provided at a later time.

Keith Johnson
Deputy Chief Keith H. Johnson
Fairfax County Fire & Rescue Department








A Sad Day In Fairfax County

The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department regrets to announce the death of Firefighter Horace C. (“Chris”) Pendergrass assigned to Fire Station 41, B-Shift. Firefighter Pendergrass was an honored employee who served the residents and visitors of Fairfax County for over 20 years. In the early morning hours of October 22, 2011, Chris was found expired after shift change at Fire Station 41. Currently, all units assigned to Fire Station 41 have been placed out of service with many support mechanisms on their way, i.e. Grant McIntosh (Pastor), Bill Prasad (Behavioral Health), Lieutenant Raul Castillo (CRT), Captain Yolanda Hartwell (FIRST).

The Fairfax County Police Department and Office of the Medical Examiner states the cause of death is under investigation and will provide cause at a later date. All notifications to immediate family have been made, and request no phone calls until further notice.

Personnel from Fire Station 41 along with close friends have gathered at FS41 awaiting the respective departure of Firefighter Pendergrass for transport to the State Medical Examiners Office. As soon as arrangements are available, updated announcements will be made when formalized.

Authority of Deputy Chief Keith H. Johnson

Death of Fire & Rescue Dept. Employee at FS441

From: "alert84159@ean.fairfaxcounty.gov"

To: "rsan@ean.fairfaxcounty.gov"
Subject: Emergency Alert from Fairfax County
Date: Sat, Oct 22, 2011 10:16


Notification To all Fire / Rescue personnel: There has been a death of a Fire & Rescue Department employee at Fire Station 441 this morning. Details will be released pending notification of the family. Please refrain from calling FS 441. Again, details will be released as soon as possible.


per DFC Johnson

Sent by Thomas Papoutsis to FD General Notifications (E-mail, Pager, Cell Phone) through the Fairfax County Emergency Alert Network ... powered by Cooper Notification RSAN

Update from President Niemiec re: Tim Young

Dear Brothers and Sisters -




I am writing to update you regarding our compliance with the membership’s motions related to Executive Board member Daniel Timothy Young. As you recall, the membership directed the Executive Board to obtain and review documents from the court action in Bland v. Fairfax County, including the trial transcript, prior to pursuing any misconduct charges against Brother Young. Upon compilation and review of these documents, and in accordance with the membership’s direction, I formally requested IAFF General President Harold Schaitberger to summarily suspend Brother Young from his position as an Executive Board member of our Local, pursuant to Article XI of the IAFF Constitution and By-Laws. Under Article XI, the General President may immediately suspend from office an officer of a local union for misconduct as defined by the IAFF Constitution and By-Laws. The suspended officer must be served with formal charges, and is then afforded a hearing on those charges by three IAFF District Vice Presidents. General President Schaitberger provided Brother Young with the opportunity to respond to the allegations that form the basis of this request prior to invoking his authority under Article XI. On October 7, after obtaining an extension of time in which to respond, Brother Young sent his response to the General President in which he denied the allegations forming the basis of my request. The General President’s office is reviewing his response and will determine the next appropriate action shortly.



I will continue to provide you with updates regarding this situation as it develops.



Respectfully Submitted and Fraternally,



John R. Niemiec



President