Sheldon Johnson, who was 50 years old, died on July 16 at a resort in western Quebec
A man from Kingston, Ontario, who was killed in a gondola accident at Mont-Tremblant over the weekend was a loving father and a member of the Canadian Armed Forces who spent decades serving his country.
Police in Quebec say that Sgt. Sheldon Johnson was thrown from a gondola at the resort on Sunday when it was hit by a drilling machine.
Marichu Gadong-Gleyo, a woman from Ottawa, was in the gondola with Johnson at the time. One of her relatives gave her name as Marichu Gadong-Gleyo. She was in very bad shape when she was taken to the hospital.
In a written statement to reporters on Tuesday, Johnson’s family said that the 50-year-old was a loving father to three children: one “angel in heaven he is now cuddling,” and two “who are missing him terribly.”
The statement also said that Johnson was devoted to his family, “a caring, wonderful brother,” and a sergeant in the military who always put others before himself.
“His life was cut short way too soon, he had so much more love to give. He will be missed very much.”
20 years of servic
Capt. Matt Zalot, who is in charge of public relations for the Canadian Armed Forces, said on Tuesday that Johnson was a vehicle technician who helped the 21 Electronic Warfare Regiment keep its equipment in good shape.
The regiment is part of the 5th Canadian Division and is based in Kingston. It is part of the Canadian Combat Support Brigade, which is part of the 5th Canadian Division. During international operations, the regiment helps with tactical electronic warfare.
“It is with a heavy heart that we confirm that the person who was killed was a member of the 5th Canadian Division… who had served Canada for 20 years,” the division said in a statement on Tuesday.
It said in a statement that it is doing what it can to help Johnson’s family “during this very hard time” and that he will be “sorely missed.”
The division told his family, friends, and teammates that they were sorry for their loss.
Investigations continu
Before, Quebec provincial police told CBC that they didn’t know why the drilling machine was running or why it was under the gondola.The service said that it is not ruling out the possibility of criminal negligence.
“A part of the gondola was ripped off, and the people had no chance at all. They just fell several meters and hit the ground hard,” said Sgt. Éric Cadotte, a spokesman for the Quebec police.
Monday night, a company called Forage M2P, Inc. released a statement confirming that one of its employees was operating the drilling machine at the time of the accident. They said he was taken to the hospital for shock.
Maxime Patry, the president of the company, sent his condolences to Johnson’s family.He said that there would be no more comments so as not to interfere with the ongoing police investigation and the investigation started by Quebec’s workplace safety board.