Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Harvey Varat succumbed to Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever after contracting the disease when he was bitten by a tick. He was participating in a search and rescue training exercise in the Santa Susanna Mountains when he was bitten. Lieutenant Varata had served with the Ventura County Sheriff's Office for 14 years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Varat gave the Ventura County Sheriff's Office 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ventura community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Varat.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Harvey A. Varat served in the U.S. Navy (1955â1958) before joining law enforcement.
Lieutenant Harvey A. Varat is one of 1 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In CA, 75 of 1,837 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.1% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Ventura County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 13 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 7.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harvey A. Varat's cause is highlighted.
How Harvey A. Varat Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Harvey A. Varat is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
Military Service
Harvey A. Varat served in the U.S. Navy (1955–1958) before joining law enforcement.
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