Helipad named after fallen Virginia State Trooper from New Kent

By Community Member | April 21, 2018 9:08 pm

The family of the late Trooper-Pilot Berke M.M. Bates (center, wife Amanda and their children) attend the dedication ceremony in the naming of a helipad in honor of the officer during an Apr. 21 ceremony in Chesterfield County. Bates, who lived in New Kent, and Lt. H. Jay Cullen III lost their lives while patrolling in Charlottesville on Aug. 12, 2017 after a helicopter crash. Accompanying the Bates family are (l to r) Virginia Deputy Secretary of Public Safety Ryan Washington, Gov. Ralph Northam, former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Virginia Secretary of Public Safety Brian Moran, and Colonel Gary Settle of the Virginia State Police.