Harvey A. Varat served in the U.S. Navy for 3 years and 9 months. Harvey served in the Korean War, and during the years of the Vietnam War and the Cold War.
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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In tribute
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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