THE STAFF OF THE SHERIFFS’ RELIEF ASSOCIATION IS SADDENED TO ANNOUNCE THE PASSING OF RETIRED SERGEANT RUFUS S. HORNE III. HE PASSED AWAY ON OCTOBER 26, 2024, AT THE AGE OF 94. RUFUS STARTED WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ON JULY 18, 1955. HE RETIRED FROM THE LOS ANGELES SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ON MAY 10, 1983. HIS LAST ASSIGNMENT PRIOR TO RETIREMENT WAS AS A SERGEANT AT LAKEWOOD SHERIFFS STATION.
RUFUS WAS A VETERAN AND SERVED AS A RESERVIST IN THE NAVY.