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Chief of Police

Randall Scott Gibson

Kalama Police Department — Kalama, WA

Illness Veteran

End of Watch January 10, 2017

Age 59

Tour of Duty 26 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Chief of Police Randy Gibson died after going into respiratory distress while performing a high-stress arrest.

He began to fall ill following the arrest and drove himself to a local hospital where he was treated. He was discharged at his own request and returned home, where he passed away a short time later.

Chief Gibson was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He had served with the Kalama Police Department for six years and had previously served with the Greene County Sheriff's Office, Missouri, for 20 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Chief of Police Gibson gave the Kalama Police Department 26 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kalama community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Kalama Police Department

Location Kalama, WA

Platform Identity kalapd.cowlitz.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 10, 2017

Tour of Duty 26 yrs

Age 59

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Duty related illness

Weapon Person

Military Service

Randall Scott Gibson served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Chief of Police Randall Scott Gibson is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In WA, 19 of 339 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 5.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.

Kalama Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Illness

WA — Statewide

of 339 officers

5.6% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness

National Cause Distribution

How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Randall Scott Gibson's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Randall Scott Gibson Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Illness: 47.8 years

Years of Service