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Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Service number:
45297
Age:
45
Rank:
Constable
Force:
RCMP
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Division:
K Division
Birth:
March 9, 1960
Enlistment:
May 21, 1996
Saskatchewan
Death:
July 4, 2005
Millet, Alberta
Additional information
Cst. Agostinho was born in Penticton, BC. Prior to joining the Force, Cst. Agostinho was a pilot with the Canadian Armed Forces Search and Rescue. He retired from the Armed Forces after 17 years of service. Cst. Agostinho served at both Cold Lake and Westaskiwin Detachments in Alberta. Further, he served as Commanding Officer of the Cold Lake Air Cadets and later the Leduc Air Cadets. Cst. Agostinho was always willing to help and had a sense of humour. On the day of his death, Cst. Agostinho had parked his police vehicle on the side of a busy highway to investigate a motor vehicle accident. A transport truck ended up ramming into the police vehicle. A park in Southfork community in Leduc, AB was built and named in his honour. Cst. Agostinho was married to Cheryl and they had two children: Stephanie and James.
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In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 211 of the RCMP Book of Remembrance.
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