Grief Persists for Spouses of First Responders, Soldiers Killed in Line of Duty

Grief Persists for Spouses of First Responders, Soldiers Killed in Line of Duty
A Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) crest is seen on a member's uniform in a file photo. Shannon VanRaes/File Photo via Reuters
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OTTAWA—Angela Gevaudan recalls the first year after her RCMP−officer husband was killed on duty as a whirlwind of responsibility and emotion that offered her little time to process her grief and loss.

Const. Fabrice Gevaudan was one of three Mounties shot and killed during a gunman’s rampage in Moncton, N.B., in June 2014. In the aftermath, investigations and reviews were launched, memorial services were held and life−size statues commissioned.