Regimental funeral held in downtown Edmonton for Constable Travis Jordan and Constable Brett Ryan
The heartbeat of drums and wail of bagpipes echoed through downtown Edmonton on Monday, as thousands of police officers and emergency responders from around the country accompanied the bodies of two Edmonton police officers in a sombre procession to their regimental funeral.in mid-March. Constable Jordan was 35 years old. Constable Ryan was 30.
Flags in the city flew at half-mast. Blue ribbons and ties fluttered from street signs and light standards under a clear sky and bracing wind. The procession included municipal police from Vancouver to Halifax and New York, RCMP, firefighters, emergency medial technicians, sheriffs, correctional officers, serving military and veterans.
“Senseless is a word that fits this moment,” said Sergeant Curtis Hoople, president of the Edmonton Police Association. “Accepting loss that cannot be easily explained can tear at us.” The two men were posthumously awarded several medals, including the EPS Medal of Honour. Constable Ryan had previously received an Award of Merit for his attempt to save the life of a 14-year-old girl.
Police march along side the hearses. Both men were posthumously awarded several medals, including the Edmonton Police Service Medal of Honour.Edmonton Police Service Chaplain Roy Langer read a eulogy written by Annie Jordan, in which she described her husband as a generous, selfless, loving person. Constable Ryan’s wife, Ashley Ryan, began her eulogy with a reflection on grief, and described the profound loss of the former paramedic, hockey referee, skydiver, firefighter, police officer, and “proud soon-to-be father” of their child.
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