Correctional
Officer Rhonda Commodore was laid to rest this weekend in The Pas.
Rhonda died in
a highway accident while on duty and her passing has left The Pas, as well as
the Manitoba Corrections Community, stricken with grief.
Dozens of
Correctional Officers from The Pas, around Manitoba, and even other Provinces,
attended Saturday’s memorial service to say goodbye to their friend and colleague.
The Manitoba Corrections Honour Guard, along with honour guard members from the
provincial EMS, Conservation, RCMP and Ontario Corrections were in attendance
to pay their last respects.
"You
can really feel the grief in the community – it’s just so very sad. Corrections
has been hit hard by this tragedy – they are truly a family in mourning right
now,” said MGEU President Michelle Gawronsky at
the service.
Rhonda
Commodore will be remembered as a hard-working Correctional Officer; a
fun-loving daughter, sister and friend; and a caring, loving mother to her
six-year-old son Anthony.
A trust fund has been set up for Anthony.
Contributions c/o the CIBC, The Pas Branch, or c/o Scotiabank, The Pas, account
number 10587-03225-02, are greatly appreciated.