Adrian Gulay spent 10 years as an RCMP officer in Roblin. Nine years ago, Adrian took his own life, but his memory will live on and he will never be forgotten.
Quick to call Roblin his home, Adrian was an animal lover and his love for dogs was as genuine as love can get. While patrolling Roblin and surrounding communities, Adrian would carry dog food in his RCMP cruiser and he would feed any stray dog that he would come across.
Gulay and Brian Onofreichuk became great friends and to this day, Brian still remembers the great times they spent together and in Gulay's memory, Brian has started collecting donations of dog food. The food will then be sent to the Parkland Humane Society in January. This isn't the first time that Brian has started collecting donations as last January, over 700 pounds of dog food was collected and donated.
Hundreds of people have already donated dog food in the past month and the total is already just about 2500 pounds that will be donated. The total is expected to rise as donations are being accepted until January 13. You can drop them off at B&P Sales & Service or watch for an RCMP drop-off vehicle that is stationed throughout Roblin. Brian says the support has been incredible.
"It's just overwhelming," said Onofreichuk. "I tell people, if you walk down the street and mention Adrian's name, everyone remembers him. RCMP come and go, but he lives on."
Brian remembers Adrian for being a great man that was extremely kind to people and always wanted to make you smile.
"He had such a big heart and such a great sense of humour, I had so many great times with him," ended Onofreichuk. "The way he dealt with people, he was so nice and so far. He respected people, it was unbelievable how great he was."
