THANK YOU to all our donors. Construction is now underway for this project!
About On June 6, 2020, Sergeant Damon Gutzwiller was killed in the line of duty while serving Santa Cruz County. Sergeant Gutzwiller grew up in Santa Cruz County, owned his first home in the Willowbrook Neighborhood and frequented Willowbrook Park with his dog Shasta. This Memorial will ensure Damon's sacrifice is never forgotten.
MAJOR DONOR Draft Plaque
Patrons Level: All donors who donate $100,000 or more will be listed Santa Cruz Deputy Sheriffs Association, County of Santa Cruz Advocates Level: All donors who donate between $25,000 and $99,999 will be listed Rotary Club of Capitola-Aptos, Liisa Luck and Jackie Mullarky, Kaiser Permanente Champions Level: All donors who donate between $5,000 and $24,999 will be listed Associated General Contractors of California, Christann Bohnet, Michael Hill, Mari Rossi, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Robert and Carol Simpkins Family Fund at Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, The Strock Family
Friends Level: All donors who donate between $1,000 and $4,999 will be listed
Allen Property Group, The Atherton Loop Neighbors, Elizabeth and Nathan Engelhardt, Robert W. Fifield, Granite Construction, Graniterock, Dan and Gracia Krakauer - Red Apple Cafe - Aptos, Charlotte Moreno - Lillian's Italian Kitchen, Dr. Edward Menges and Mrs. Debra D. Menges, Gary and Mary McConnell, Motorola Solutions, Inc., Never Forget Relay, Order of Sons and Daughters of Italy in America - Watsonville Lodge #2016, Robbins/Dimick Family, Rotary Club of Santa Cruz Sunrise, K&S Ryan Family Trust, Santa Cruz County DA Inspectors Association, Santa Cruz Regional 911, The Sunnyvale Public Safety Officers' Association, Christine Swannack, Ariadne Symons, Paul Tashiro, Twin Lakes Church, Watsonville Police Officers Association, Eric Wisotsky, Justin and Rachel Williams, XL Construction Corporation, Geri Zaballos, Michael Zaballos, Theresa Zaballos Bush, and Laurie Zaballos Flores, 2022 Annual Gutzwiller Poker Memorial
MEMORIAL BRIDGE Draft Plaque
A&P Syndicate, The Ackerman Family, Joseph & Amber Allegri, Cafe Cruz Rosticceria and Bar, Capitola Police Officers' Association, Rod & Julie Cahill, John & Del Childs, The Christine Crouch Family, Diego, Lela, Lennon & McKinley, The Doinidis Family, William R & Mary Louise Dunlap, Erik's DeliCafe,The Fish Family, Liz & Derek Fohs, The Frieders Family 2021, Elliott Friend, Jeff Gaffney, Sandi Gogol & Kelly Robertson, Charlotte & Olivia Groves, Robert & Shari Hastings, The Hester Family, Kevin Hildreth, Jaxson, Hunter & Wesley, K & D Landscaping, Brooke, Kalen, Cici & Kaden Kane, The Kaysen Family, Polly Berry Kennedy, In Memory of Bob Koval, Laugenour/Woodward Family, James D. Locke III, Sean & Vickie Lynch, S. Luna, Kyle Matson & Family, Bill McBride & Els van Dam, Alison & Phoebe McClure, David & Sherry McCoy, Bruce & Mary McPherson, Katharine P. Minott, Leslie Murray & Nick Arias, The Oppido Family, Sandy Perugini, The Reed Family, Genevieve Reilmann, Libby Sinclair & Bob Crittenden, StaTru - Boulder Creek, CA, Stewart's Floral, Mary Sullivan-White, Surf City Kiwanis Foundation, SVPOA Forever Brave, Nevin & Georgia West, Wheaton/Goebel Family, Sgt. Chris Wilson #2702
Below: Memorial concept drawings, courtesy of SSA Landscape Architects
The Santa Cruz County Deputy Sheriff’s Association, a non-profit community outreach organization, is leading this memorial effort, sponsored by the non-profit County Park Friends. Partners include the Santa Cruz County Parks Department and District 2 County Supervisor Zach Friend.
Our Mission is to preserve, protect, improve and promote the use of Santa Cruz County parks and open spaces for recreational activities, arts and cultural activities to benefit all generations in our diverse community. Donations to County Park Friends are tax deductible as a 501(c)(3) organization Tax ID #77-0209249
