1. Slideshow Tribute

2. My Life Changed Forever…..
On October 24, 2004 at 5:30 a.m
My Life Changed Forever…..

3. In this spot …….

4. Because someone decided to drive
After they had been drinking….

5. The RCMP came to my door with Victim Services
It was 11:30 p.m.

6. I’ll never forget their words….

7. Amanda, we know you’re a
Fellow Officer….

8. So we’re going to get straight to the point….

9. There was an accident….

10. It happened this morning
On Highway 22…

11. Your Dad
was killed in the crash

12. The driver of the other vehicle
Was impaired….

17. My first thought was that this was a dream….

18. My next was what now….

19. Nothing could have prepared me
for what I would face back home…

20. It was in every newspaper….

21. This is all that was left of Dad’s car

22. His breakfast dishes were still on the table….

23. I went to his bedroom and hugged his pillow
I cried and cried…

24. It smelled just like him….
Something I will never smell again...

25. I still have one of his shirts. Cleaning out his closet was very hard…

26. I hold this picture every October 24th and cry…..

27. Meanwhile, charges were issued to the impaired driver ….

28. The impaired driver was 19 years old
And ruined his life.

30. He was sent to jail….

31. This was all that was left of the vehicle he was driving….

32. My Brother was very angry…

33. Because Dad was in the car when it burned, there wasn’t much left of him

34. It took 5 days for the medical examiner to
Positively identify his body

37. The day I officially became an Officer. Dad was so proud….

38. But he wasn’t there for my wedding – it’s obvious someone was missing…

39. Mom carried the Boutonniere my Dad would have worn if he was there

44. Please….Don’t put someone else through
The pain I’ve been through

45. Please Don’t Drink & Drive
Or Drive While Impaired

46. Goodbye Daddy…I love you….