Posted on 04/25/2011 9:22:31 PM PDT by Feline_AIDS
RICHMOND, Va. — Bruce Jamerson, who served as clerk of the Virginia House of Delegates for 20 years, died Sunday. He was 53.
Virginia State Police said officers found Jamerson’s body around 2:30 a.m. Monday along a walking path beside the James River in Powhatan County hours before House members were to reconvene a special legislative session on redistricting.
Medical examiner spokesman Steve Murman says Jamerson died of a gunshot wound to the head and his death was ruled a suicide.
State Police were called to search for Jamerson shortly before midnight on Sunday after his car was found parked not far from where search dogs discovered his body.
While the unexpected death shocked the state’s elected officials, the House reconvened at 3 p.m. Monday as scheduled.
Many delegates from around the state were already in Richmond when they learned of Jamerson’s death, making it logistically difficult to cancel the session, said G. Paul Nardo, spokesman for House Speaker William Howell.
A black drape covered the lectern from which Jamerson oversaw the 100-seat House chamber. His chief deputy, Jeff Finch, set up a podium immediately to the left of the lectern from which to manage Monday’s session. Jamerson’s staff gathered with Senate Clerk Susan Schaar’s staff at the rear of the cavernous room, hugging and consoling one another, some of them weeping softly.
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The ultimate selfish act.
” ... Jamerson died of a gunshot wound to the head and his death was ruled a suicide ...”
was there a note? Not ready to buy the story yet!
Is it me or have a LOT of people been committing suicide every since Barry became POTUS? I say that as no joke, it seems like everyday there’s another and another.
Did he shoot himself ‘twice’ .. in the back of the head?
A permanent solution to a temporary problem. Pretty selfish and crappy to his loved ones too.
Was this close to Fort Marcy Park...
Ahhhhh. Reminiscent of the Clinton Admin. What has our country come to?????
Where were you for him, Judge?!
RIP.
Wonder if drugs were involved....
The story made no mention of family/survivors??
I sure would not accept that is fact the way it was written, what was left unsaid, and with the current “trend” in suicides in government positions.
He left a wife and daughter. Read a more thorough article with picture here:
He looks sweet.
He’s in God’s loving care now.
VERY strange; read his bio - this guy had everything to live for.
Might there be a possibility of foul play?
Amen.
How crass can you get?
You don't know there was a temporary problem. Despite his job as a clerk, he may have been mentally ill. Mental illness is that certain is not a "temporary" problem.
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