Const. Harvinder Dhami remembered as a 'selfless' and 'exceptional' man
Hundreds of RCMP members and first responders, along with friends and family, marched through Sherwood Park, east of Edmonton as part of a regimental funeral procession to say goodbye to Constable Harvinder (Harvey) Dhami. He’s being remembered as a “selfless” public servant and an “exceptional man”.
His mother spoke during the service inside Millennium Place saying, “I love you, I miss you, and I am proud of you.”
Dhami died on April 10 while responding to a noise complaint call overnight when his vehicle hit a concrete barrier.
Dhami’s brother, Const. Gurvinder Dhami with Peel Regional Police, says his younger brother lived a “short life, but a large life.” He choked back tears during his speech, recalling the last time he talked about his brother was when he was the best man at Harvinder’s wedding.
“My brother was a remarkable human being,” says Dhami, and to illustrate the point, he told a childhood story that involved the elder brother accidentally knocking out his younger brother’s front tooth with a hockey stick when he was ten years old and Harvinder was seven years old. Their mother joked she would call the police and have Gurvinder taken to jail.
“Harv stopped crying, told mom he was fine, and petitioned mom not to call the police on me,” says Dhami. “He always put others before himself.”
It’s a sentiment that was echoed by one of his fellow RCMP colleagues. Const. Henry Galvez Rodriguez considered Dhami a close friend, calling him “the most selfless person I’ve ever met.” Rodriguez ended his speech saying, “I could be talking about my best friend forever, but there’s not enough time to talk about how great he truly was.”
Aman Chaggar is a friend who spent time living with Dhami. “The thing I adored most about Harv was his work ethic,” says Chaggar. “He was an exceptional man.”
The National Police Federation Benevolent Foundation helps families of fallen members when going through a tragedy like this. It set up a GoFundMe with all the proceeds going to the Dhami family.
The foundation set an initial goal of $20,000 and it has already surpassed that target. The fundraiser closes on May 11 at 5pm. ET.
