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Secondary School lowered Its flag to half-staff last week to honour former graduates
od, left, and John Bokhout.
community mourns death
o men in house fire
nds had
ed to
artier this
'ork
working for a company that
treated them well.
The Bonnyville fire depart-
ment responded to the call
shortly after 2 a.m. last Tues-
day morning. Twenty-nine
firefighters were dispatched
to the rural house that was
engulfed in flames.
i e m b e r s and Kinzie managed to escape
reeling after two through a second -floor win -
from Blyth died dow onto the roof, where
an Alberta housefirefighters found him trying
to pull one of his friends to
hout and Blake safety.
d, both 22, suc- "When we arrived on
heir injuries after. scene, there was an occu-
Bonnyville, Alta. pant attempting to pull one
t) caught fire of the other occupants
in. last Tuesday through an upstairs window.
Our crews rescued the two
taken by ambu- from the roof of the addi-
he Bonnyville tion," Bonnyville Regional
Centre, where Fire Authority chief Brian
ter pronounced McEvoy told the Bonnyville
Nouvelle newspaper.
hared the house Investigators determined
hool friend Steve the fire started in the living
was also taken room couch, and RCMP
with noxi -life- announced last Wednesday
injuries. it was caused by smoking -
him a lot," said related materials.
d's father Ken, Surrounded by family last
k tears. "We just week, the Bokhout's reflected
n't had to go out on John's character and zest
for life. He took pride in his
loved to Bonny- truck - with its loud exhaust
of about 6,500 - and would often sing his
roximately three way down the stairs in the
east of Edmon- morning, his father Maarten
to work in an oil said.
ockwell Drilling '"There's been tears, laughs,
s. Hesselwood and hugs," he explained. "it's
a job there, and hard, hut we're getting
and Kinzie in through it."
oys' fathers said Both were planning to
nJoying them- make the trip home for
eir new town, Christmas, and took the time Agency
to call, email, and text family
from Alberta over the last six
months.
Friends began pouring
messages onto Hesselwood's
and Bokhout's Facebook
pages last week, paying their
respects and sharing
memories.
"You were the friend eve-
ryone wanted to have, you
were the type of person eve-
ryone wanted to be " Krystal
Stanley wrote on Hessel-
wood's page. "You always
looked on the brightside (sicj
and had words of wisdom to
share... You will never be for-
goten [sic], and always saved
in our hearts forever."
"It's really heartwarming,"
said Maarten Bokhout,
responding to the kind words
and memories written on his'
son's Facebook wall. "John's
a good fellow; he explored all
the avenues (Ante... He kept
friends and was able to be a
support to them and I think
that shows in the messages
from his friends:'
The lifelong friends were
CHSS graduates, and the
school's flag flew at half-staff
last week to honour their
lives. The school is also offer-
ing grief counselling for cur-
rent students.
Family and friends
attended a celebration of
Hesselwood's life at the Blyth
arena on Sunday. Bokhout's
funeral was held at the Clin-
ton United Church on Mon-
day morning.
With files from QM1
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 • Si
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