Lewis R. Beddow

On September 8, 1946, Officer Lewis Ray Beddow was investigating a traffic crash on Williamsburg Road, (now Airport Drive) when a passing motorist struck and killed him.

Lewis Ray Beddow was born May 15, 1913, in Albemarle County, Virginia. Beddow was educated in the public schools there before moving to the Richmond area. On August 16, 1943, he became a Henrico County Police Officer. Beddow was married on November 28, 1944, and his wife gave birth to their only child just fifteen days after his tragic death.