{"id":2675,"date":"2021-09-20T11:32:21","date_gmt":"2021-09-20T11:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projectheroes.ca\/2021\/09\/20\/eykelenboom-andrew-james\/"},"modified":"2021-10-07T13:32:46","modified_gmt":"2021-10-07T13:32:46","slug":"eykelenboom-andrew-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/projectheroes.ca\/2021\/09\/20\/eykelenboom-andrew-james\/?lang=fr","title":{"rendered":"Eykelenboom, Andrew James"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andrew \u00e9tait un jeune homme aventureux avec un sens de l\u2019humour contagieux et un visage radieux. \u00c9videmment, avec un nom de famille comme Eykelenboom, ses amis et ses compagnons de l\u2019arm\u00e9e le surnommaient Boomer. Il a grandi entour\u00e9 de grands espaces pr\u00e8s de Edmonton, lieu propice pour inventer des jeux et pour explorer avec ses deux fr\u00e8res a\u00een\u00e9s, Steven et Gordon. Ils couraient dans la for\u00eat, les tas de sable et dans la grange. Il a support\u00e9 l\u2019habituelle hi\u00e9rarchie entre fr\u00e8res, mais il a vite appris \u00e0 se d\u00e9fendre et \u00e0 prendre sa place.<\/p>\n

Il aimait les sports et il en a pratiqu\u00e9 un large \u00e9ventail, allant du baseball au rugby. Il aimait \u00e9galement la natation, le tir \u00e0 l\u2019arc, le ski et le v\u00e9lo de montagne. Il a appris l\u2019escalade lors d\u2019un camp d\u2019activit\u00e9 de plein air chr\u00e9tien pr\u00e8s de Nordegg. En contrepartie \u00e0 ses activit\u00e9s physiques, il \u00e9tait un avide lecteur, une habitude qu\u2019il a maintenue en Afghanistan.<\/p>\n

S\u2019il y avait une occasion de faire des b\u00eatises, Andrew savait la trouver. Sans contredit, il a appris une le\u00e7on la premi\u00e8re fois qu\u2019il a mis sa langue sur le m\u00e9tal gel\u00e9 du cadre m\u00e9tallique de la fen\u00eatre de l\u2019autobus scolaire et qu\u2019il y a perdu une partie de sa langue en la retirant.<\/p>\n

Un fait remarquable, c\u2019est la compassion d\u2019un si jeune homme. Il se souciait vraiment des handicap\u00e9s, des d\u00e9favoris\u00e9s et des personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es. Il \u00e9tait toujours pr\u00eat \u00e0 aider quelqu\u2019un dans le besoin; il pouvait aider une personne \u00e0 atteindre des produits sur l\u2019\u00e9tag\u00e8re du haut \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9picerie ou donner ses gants et son chapeau \u00e0 un sans-abri. Il avait une grande capacit\u00e9 d\u2019\u00e9coute pour les personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es hospitalis\u00e9es qui en avaient besoin. Toujours pr\u00eat \u00e0 aider ses amis, il s\u2019est m\u00eame retrouv\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019h\u00f4pital apr\u00e8s une altercation en essayant de d\u00e9fendre un copain.<\/p>\n

Lorsque ses fr\u00e8res ont quitt\u00e9 la maison familiale, ses parents ont pris leur retraite \u00e0 Comox en Colombie-Britannique. Le jour du d\u00e9m\u00e9nagement, le jeune Boomer de seize ans a conduit la voiture sur les 1 350 km qui s\u00e9paraient Edmonton de sa nouvelle demeure. C\u2019est \u00e0 cet endroit qu\u2019il a termin\u00e9 son secondaire. Il \u00e9tait tr\u00e8s actif : membre de l\u2019\u00e9quipe de rugby, pratique du kick-boxing, du camping et de la randonn\u00e9e, f\u00eates entre amis sur la plage. Son p\u00e8re et lui prenaient le temps d\u2019aller \u00e0 la p\u00eache.<\/p>\n

Ce n\u2019est pas \u00e9tonnant que ce jeune homme sportif et dot\u00e9 de compassion ait choisi la vie de pompier et d\u2019ambulancier. Il avait \u00e9t\u00e9 b\u00e9n\u00e9vole au Comox Fire Department durant ses \u00e9tudes secondaires et fait des stages pratiques au sein de l\u2019unit\u00e9 19 des Comox firefighters. D\u2019ailleurs, une salle de traitement au 19 Wing\u2019s 21 Forces Health Service Centre porte son nom. Il avait l\u2019intention de retourner \u00e0 Comox apr\u00e8s son service militaire. \u00c0 la suite des \u00e9v\u00e9nements du 11 septembre 2011, il a insist\u00e9 pour aller en mission en Afghanistan. Il savait qu\u2019on aurait besoin de lui l\u00e0-bas.<\/p>\n

Une fois sur place, il n\u2019a pas chang\u00e9. Il \u00e9tudiait, il s\u2019amusait et il riait beaucoup. Il pouvait m\u00eame s\u2019asseoir pour lire en attendant son tour pour monter la garde. Lors d\u2019une permission en Tha\u00eflande il a obtenu son certificat en plong\u00e9e sous-marine. Il soignait tous les bless\u00e9s, qu\u2019il consid\u00e9rait comme \u00ab des enfants de Dieu. \u00bb Profond\u00e9ment touch\u00e9 par le sort des enfants, il envoyait des lettres dans lesquelles il demandait des approvisionnements pour eux : \u00ab Maman, envoyez de bonnes choses pour les enfants, ils n\u2019ont rien, et moi j\u2019ai tout ce dont j\u2019ai besoin. Envoyez quelque chose pour eux. \u00bb<\/p>\n

En l\u2019honneur de sa sollicitude et de sa compassion, sa famille a cr\u00e9\u00e9 une fondation, portant le nom de Boomer\u2019s Legacy, dans le but de conscientiser les gens et d\u2019amasser des fonds afin soutenir les soldats qui viennent en aide aux autres, tant ici qu\u2019\u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9tranger.<\/p>\n

Janet Rolfson<\/p>\n

Traduction par Sylvie Alice Roy<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Portrait par Shairl Honey<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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September 4, 1988 – August 1, 2009
\nHometown: Val d’Or, Quebec
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