‘I’ll miss him forever’: B.C. teacher remembers fallen RCMP officer
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A B.C. teacher who knew Const. Rick O'Brien said the fallen officer was a good friend and colleague when they worked together.
Dozens of community members have been visiting the vigil set up outside the Ridge Meadows RCMP detachment for fallen officer Const. Rick O’Brien.
One of those community members is teacher Steve Ball who spoke with Global News.
Ball brought flowers to the vigil to honour his late friend.
“I met Rick when he was working as an education assistant in the Chilliwack School District,” Ball said.
“He came in to work with one of the particularly troubled children in my classroom … he saved me on a daily basis. He kept that little guy busy.”
Ball said O’Brien had a friendly soul that led to a strong friendship.
“We had a really good time, we had a good relationship — lots of laughs and jokes. We kept each other sane that (school) year.”
O’Brien was shot and killed Friday morning while executing a warrant at a Coquitlam condominium building related to a Maple Ridge drug investigation.
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