So earlier today, I get a call from my friend Alex asking if I wanted to attend an award ceremony. "There's gonna be some food," he says. I thought at first it was for some animation job he did, but it turned out he was finally being recognized by the Vancouver Police Department and the city for something he did early last year.
These photos were taken at the Roundhouse in Vancouver's Yaletown. Alex's family and I were there to witness Vancouver's Police Chief Constable Jamie H. Graham and Mayor Sam Sullivan present Alex with the Vancouver Police Board's Certificate of Merit, the highest award for civilian bravery.
Here's what the certificate said,
"If you could save a woman's life by jumping into the dark chilly waters of False Creek, would you? If you knew there was a good chance that it was too late to save her life, would you dive in anyway? Most of us probably would not, but most of us are not Alexander Kleider.
On the night of January 30, 2006, Mr. Kleider was standing underneath the north side of the Burrard Street bridge when a woman jumped from the bridge deck, plunging into the water far below. Mr. Kleider immediately peeled off some of his heavy winter clothing and dove into the cold dark water. He fought the s
trong currents as he swam to the centre of the inlet and fought them once again to bring the woman back to shore.
Exhausted and shivering he never gave up his efforts to save the woman's life. He performed CPR, but the woman's injuries from the fall proved fatal.
Mr. Kleider placed his own life at risk and against formidable odds fought with all his strength to save the life of a stranger. The Vancouver Police Department proudly awards its highest honour for civilian bravery, the Vancouver Police Board's
Certificate of Merit, to Mr. Alexander Kleider."
Suprisingly, Minaz Kurji a high school classmate of mine from Killarney Secondary, also received the Certificate of Merit today for a completely different ordeal. I must admit, I was quite proud to see our boy on the stage, but the highlight of the story was when he accepted the award from the Chief. The Constable told Alex quietly, that if he ever needed a job to come talk to him. Aaaaawww yeeeaaahhh, way to go
Fatty!!!
So earlier today, I get a call from my friend Alex asking if I wanted to attend an award ceremony. "There's gonna be some food," he says. I thought at first it was for some animation job he did, but it turned out he was finally being recognized by the Vancouver Police Department and the city for something he did early last year.
These photos were taken at the Roundhouse in Vancouver's Yaletown. Alex's family and I were there to witness Vancouver's Police Chief Constable Jamie H. Graham and Mayor Sam Sullivan present Alex with the Vancouver Police Board's Certificate of Merit, the highest award for civilian bravery.
Here's what the certificate said,
"If you could save a woman's life by jumping into the dark chilly waters of False Creek, would you? If you knew there was a good chance that it was too late to save her life, would you dive in anyway? Most of us probably would not, but most of us are not Alexander Kleider.
On the night of January 30, 2006, Mr. Kleider was standing underneath the north side of the Burrard Street bridge when a woman jumped from the bridge deck, plunging into the water far below. Mr. Kleider immediately peeled off some of his heavy winter clothing and dove into the cold dark water. He fought the s
trong currents as he swam to the centre of the inlet and fought them once again to bring the woman back to shore.
Exhausted and shivering he never gave up his efforts to save the woman's life. He performed CPR, but the woman's injuries from the fall proved fatal.
Mr. Kleider placed his own life at risk and against formidable odds fought with all his strength to save the life of a stranger. The Vancouver Police Department proudly awards its highest honour for civilian bravery, the Vancouver Police Board's Certificate of Merit, to Mr. Alexander Kleider."
Suprisingly, Minaz Kurji a high school classmate of mine from Killarney Secondary, also received the Certificate of Merit today for a completely different ordeal. I must admit, I was quite proud to see our boy on the stage, but the highlight of the story was when he accepted the award from the Chief. The Constable told Alex quietly, that if he ever needed a job to come talk to him. Aaaaawww yeeeaaahhh, way to go Fatty!!!
3 comments:
Thanks for the props Edrocker -your new blog rocks!
oh my ed you have some real hero's as friends .....nice job fatty now you truely are famous for the right thing
love and light tracie
FATTY!
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