FALLEN FOUR MEMORIAL STATUE REFURBISHMENT
The Mayerthorpe Fallen Four Memorial Society received generous a donation from the Wawanesa Insurance Company of $5,100.00 and Community Grant of $500.00 from the Town of Mayerthorpe to refurbish the memorial statues of Constables Lionide Johnston, Anthony Gordon, Brock Myrol and Peter Schiemann at the Fallen Four Memorial Park in Mayerthorpe.
Karen Begg of Studio West Bronze Foundry performed the removal of oxidation and rewaxed the statues bringing them back to their original beauty.
"It's been over 13 years since the Society erected the Memorial Statues and time has taken it's toll. The Society is so thankful to the Wawanesa and Town of Mayerthorpe for their contributions and we're so pleased with the results!" Colette McKillop, President.
The Fallen Four Memorial Park receives over 7000 visitors every year from all parts of Canada and the world.
OUR GUARDIAN ANGELS
I sit alone on this terrible day,
And try to put to words, what my heart wants to say.
The tears run silently down my face,
As I think to myself.. what a world, what a place.
On a desolate farm, in a rural town,
A heartless soul was soon to be found.
He did not consider the 4 lives that he’d take,
Nor the devastation and sorrow, that he’d leave in his wake.
May our Guardian’s lives not have been lived in vain,
And may they serve to help make us strong again.
May their ultimate sacrifice remain strong in our hearts,
And from our minds, may the memory never depart.
When we wake in the morning, ready to start our day,
May we ever remember the price that they paid.
When we lay down to sleep, every night,
May we always remember that they died…
…to MAINTAIN THE RIGHT.
May God keep you safe.
-S. Begley