In the moments after Cpl. Nathan Cirillo was shot while standing on guard at the National War Memorial, several passersby immediately rushed to his side to perform first aid.
One of them was lawyer Barbara Winters.
“You are so loved,” she kept telling Cirillo, who was mortally wounded. “We’re all trying to help you.”
As she later said to the Globe and Mail, “When you are dying, you need to be told how loved you are.”
Winters’ message is echoed by so many Canadians who have been deeply touched and saddened by his death.
There is a terrible irony that Cirillo, a reservist serving with the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders of Canada, was shot at a sculpture which honours the tremendous sacrifices of the men and women in Canada’s Armed Forces. He was representing all Canadians in paying solemn tribute to the people who have died while protecting and preserving what it means to be Canadian.
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Cirillo was a single father who was devoted to his six-year-old son. In honour of all the values that Cirillo stood for, Glacier Media has started a memorial crowdfunding campaign on FundAid.ca. It raised hundreds of dollars in the first day alone.
The money will be donated to a trust fund for Cirillo’s son as a way to join Barbara Winters in saying, “We’re all trying to help you.”
To donate to this campaign, go to FundAid.ca and search for We Stand On Guard for Cpl. Nathan Cirillo’s Son. Glacier Media, the parent company of FundAid and this newspaper, and Fundrazr, its crowdfunding partner, have waived service fees for this campaign.
