Outpouring of support for daughters of a P.E.I. paramedic who died in a weekend collision
The daughters of an Island lady who was killed in a weekend collision say they’re heartbroken, however grateful for the assist they’re receiving from individuals throughout P.E.I.
Noelle and Tiffany MacPhee say the previous few days have include a mixture of shock and overwhelming grief, and shedding their mom so all of the sudden is one thing they by no means might have imagined.
Annie MacPhee, 52, died in a automobile accident Saturday morning in Summerville, when her car collided head-on with a septic tank truck.
RCMP are persevering with to research the crash.
MacPhee was a complicated care paramedic for greater than 30 years on the Island, and was on her method to work an additional shift when the accident occurred.
“She was an important many issues to so many individuals,” Tiffany MacPhee stated.
“She cherished paramedicine, she labored so arduous and as if that wasn’t sufficient she turned a firefighter … I could not even suppose to checklist all the roles she volunteered for,” Noelle MacPhee added.
‘A legend in EMS’
MacPhee additionally educated new paramedics at Holland School, the place she met and mentored individuals from throughout the nation, Tiffany stated.
The Crapaud Volunteer Hearth Division, the place MacPhee had served since 2007, also posted a Facebook tribute.
“She has introduced a lot knowledge, humour, fierce loyalty, and information to our division … She was not solely a firefighter, however one of many hardest. She was a instructor, who handed alongside her information to her coworkers and fellow firefighters.”
MacPhee additionally served as vice-president of the paramedics union, working side-by-side with president Jason Woodbury for years.
“I think about her as a legend in EMS,” stated Woodbury.
He stated he was there when she not too long ago obtained a medal from the lieutenant-governor for her many years of service.
Woodbury stated a regimental funeral is being deliberate that will likely be open to paramedics, firefighters and different first responders from throughout P.E.I. and the nation.
“For those who knew Annie, you knew her massive persona was matched by a good greater coronary heart,” Island EMS stated in a message posted on its Facebook page Monday afternoon.
“We’re grateful for Annie’s unbelievable contributions to Prince Edward Island and the EMS neighborhood that can persist with us for the remainder of our lives.”
‘Our mother made such a distinction’
Her daughters say their mom was their household’s rock, particularly when their father Blaine MacPhee died simply three months in the past after a brief battle with abdomen most cancers. They stated their mom’s energy is one thing they are going to always remember.
“Our mother made such a distinction,” Noelle stated. “We’re so fortunate.”
The sisters stated they’ve been surrounded by household, buddies and members of the paramedic neighborhood, and the assist has helped them to maintain shifting ahead.
Tiffany stated whereas their time with their mom has been minimize quick, they’re grateful for the time they’d collectively and her mother’s classes will get them by means of this troublesome time.
“She did not educate us some other method however to get by means of, so that is what we’ll do,” Tiffany stated.
