Tuesday, March 09, 2010

104 ... A Hero in Life, not death ...


Today, Constable Vu Pham, a 15 year veteran of the Ontario Provincial Police, died of wounds he received while on duty not far from Seaforth Ontario ... born in Vietnam, Constable Pham gave his life in service to the people of Ontario, leaving behind his wife Heather, and thier three sons ...

Constable Pham is the 104th OPP officer to die on duty.

Words can not begin to describe the sorrow I feel in this moment ... as one who knows all too well the pain associated with the loss of a parent serving in the line of duty, my heart grieves for the young men who face life today without their father ... tonight, I offer prayers for the Pham family, Constable Pham's fellow officers, and all those who understand this loss intimately ...

Tonight we are reminded that not only is Constable Pham a hero in life, not in death ... tonight we are all family ...

Rest in Peace Constable Pham ... and may your family find strength, courage and healing in the journey they find themselves on ...

(The CBC story on the shooting is here)

1 comment:

wendy said...

oh my..i have thought of you today and yesterday when i heard the news. it sounds so much like the loss of your dad and it made me sad.
it is very strange but both the shooter and the police officer were from the area near our cottage. isn't that odd..it makes me so upset...the killer man might have even known the police officer.
all so messed up and sad!
God be with the families...
Wendy