RICHARD TRAVIS GURNEY

Sorry to hear of your loss,
I wanted to share that growing up in Arcata , and living in the Humboldt Plaza Apartments we saw much of Officer Gurney. The blessing of that was he didn't just come by on official calls, he walked through just to say hello to us children. He volunteered at attend our May Day Carnivals we held, and was an enormous laugh when he offered to be in the dunking booth.
His character of high standards, fairness and respect to all truly was a great example....

Very sorry to learn of Richards passing. It was particularly upsetting to learn of his passing after the funeral, resulting in my non attendance. Truly a special person with a persona difficult not to like. Jokes that he pulled on me personally , when I was his Sergeant , still make me chuckle . If he had a bad bone in his body I never saw it . May the sadness of his passing give his family comfort in knowing he made the world a better place and earned the respect of those who knew him....

Barbara and family - So sorry to hear about Rich. It has been many years since I left APD. On the wall by my desk is a beautiful placque that reminds me of my 14+ years of service at APD with wonderful people. Rich was at the top of that list. My loving thoughts to you Barbara.

The memories of Gurn are numerous but my favorites were as I dispatched at HSU. Each and every Christmas that I worked graveyard, I knew I would receive a poem and inspiration from across the city via Officer Friendly. They came via the old teletype so it took some time but his artwork and words were always something special. Helped me through many a night time holiday. I'm blessed to have known him as are all of us who experienced The Gurn as I knew him.

Bob, I am sad to see where you lost your brother! I extend my sympathy and condolences to you and your family. I hope every one else is doing well. I think of you a lot!.....

Officer Gurney was always kind to everyone. I worked at the Arcata School District and was a community member so I had many different ways of knowing his work ethics. He went the extra mile and I sit here thinking about this man who was way ahead of his time. I don't know his family, but I am sure they are proud of his service. I know he helped many kids overcome. He was easy to talk to even about things when a kid had maybe done a crime. He looked at the whole picture and tried to steer the...