News Sports Opinion Obituaries Arts & Entertainment Archives Search Updated: Tuesday, June 11, 2002 NEWS Gene Gotovac, sergeant-at-arms for the Washington State Senate, in April of 2001. Photo by Kathy Quigg The Senate loses its sergeant OLYMPIA - Aberdeen native Gene Gotovac, sergeant - at - arms for the state Senate and everybody's friend, according to Majority Leader Sid Snyder, died late ...