Hundreds gather to pay homage to fallen RCMP Constable Francis Deschenes
Posted Sep 20, 2017 05:31:14 PM.
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MONCTON, N.B. – Hundreds of RCMP officers joined members of Constable Francis Deschenes family, as they mourned the fallen Mountie in Moncton on Wednesday.
All gathered to pay tribute the 35-year old RCMP member who was killed after stopping to help two people change a flat tire last week.
Hundreds were in attendance for the regimental funeral St. Bernard’s Catholic Church, including one of Deschenes close friends, Dave Connors, who delivered an emotional eulogy.
Connors described the Nova Scotia Mountie as a great man, and offered support to fallen officer’s wife.
“Frankie to me was one of the golden ones,” he said. “Sav, unfortunately Frankie is gone but I’m here to tell you I’ll always be here for you because you’re one of my golden ones as well.”
Connors also touting Deschenes as selfless man who went out of his way to help anyone in need.
“To be the one that can turn a negative into a positive for complete strangers,” said Connors. “We lost Constable Francis Deschenes doing just that, helping someone that needed help.”
The 35-year-old officer was known as a dedicated member of the RCMP, and had recently gotten married this summer.
