Victor Welch

Retired Captain Victor Welch – January 27, 2025

Captain Victor Welch began his law enforcement career with the Airport Police in Greensboro in March 1989; he was also sworn in as a Reserve with Liberty Police Department and the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office until he was hired full-time by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office on September 1, 1992, as a patrol deputy. He left the Sheriff’s Office in July 1994 and went to work for the Randleman Police Department as a Patrol Lieutenant and K9 Handler until August 1998. Victor remained an Active Reserve with the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office but went to work in the private industry. In May of 2000, he returned to work for the Sheriff’s Office as a Detention Officer but was quickly transferred back to patrol in November of the same year. Victor was promoted through the ranks on patrol, serving as a Shift Lieutenant from November 2009 until August 2015 when he was promoted to Administrative Captain. In November of 2018, Victor was promoted to Administrative Major. Missing his passion for patrol, Victor requested a demotion to Captain as the Patrol Commander when the then-captain retired in July 2019. 

Victor received his Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate from the North Carolina Sheriff’s Education and Training Standards Commission, the highest distinguished accomplishment for a law enforcement officer in March 2010. 

Victor was diagnosed with Leukemia on April 1, 2010, and has battled the disease while valiantly continuing his law enforcement career. In December 2020 he was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre’ Syndrome which forced him to announce his retirement on February 1, 2021. In retirement, Victor spent time with his family, specifically his daughter, Addison, and focused on his health. However, he remained a Reserve Deputy with the Sheriff’s Office so his vast years of training and experience continued to benefit Randolph County.

We appreciate Captain Welch’s 29 years of dedicated service as a law enforcement officer, 22 and a half of those years specifically to the citizens of Randolph County. 

Victor will be greatly missed by his law enforcement family.

Victor is survived by his wife, Lauren Welch of the home; daughter, Addison Elise Welch of the home; sister, Traci Knight of High Point; nephew, Christopher Knight (Sam) of Cary; sister-in-law, Lindsay Fergerson (Patrick) of Thomasville; niece, Ava Brooke of Thomasville; and mother-in-law and father-in-law, Marian and Mark Workman of Thomasville.

The family will receive friends on Thursday, January 30, 2025 from 6:00-8:00 pm at Pugh Funeral Home, 437 Sunset Avenue in Asheboro.