Slain Arvada police Officer Gordon Beesley remembered as goofy, joyous man at funeral

Beesley, 51, was shot and killed June 21 while responding to a call

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Hyoung Chang, The Denver Post
Firefighters and sheriff’s department officers line the street as they take part in a large procession following the hearse carrying the body of slain Arvada police Officer Gordon Beesley to Flatirons Community Church for his funeral in Lafayette, Colorado on Tuesday, June 29, 2021.
By Elise Schmelzer | eschmelzer@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: June 29, 2021 at 1:42 p.m. | UPDATED: June 29, 2021 at 2:09 p.m.

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Elise Schmelzer

Elise Schmelzer is the public safety reporter at The Denver Post and covers police, crime and criminal justice. She previously wrote for the Casper Star-Tribune in Wyoming, the Washington Post and the Colorado Springs Gazette. She studied journalism and Spanish literature at the University of Missouri. When she's not writing, she disappears into the mountains to hike and fish.