When Morgan Pavlovich became a King County Sheriff’s Deputy in 2023, the least surprised person of all was her father, a longtime member of the Sheriff’s Office himself.

“I suspected she would end up right here,” said SeaTac Sergeant John ‘Jake’ Pavlovich. “She always had that drive to help people. Even when she worked in retail. Plus, she used to dress up like a police officer on Halloween.”

The Pavlovich duo is the sole father-daughter team currently serving the Sheriff’s office. The Sergeant only remembers one other father-daughter duo in his career over the past three-plus decades. Read more.