Family and friends of a 30-year-old St. Albert man killed in a vehicle crash last weekend are remembering a bright, funny, generous and charismatic young man who died too young.
Brent Ferguson, 30, was killed early last Sunday when the truck he was driving rolled over just north of Villeneuve Road.
“He was charismatic beyond belief. People knew him for five minutes and they felt like they had known him forever,” said Ferguson’s aunt Lorri Kennedy on Thursday. “He made friends wherever he met.”
Ferguson grew up in St. Albert, graduating from Paul Kane High School and he was involved in sports, including local minor hockey and soccer. Kennedy said he was a gifted athlete and stayed active all his life.
Since Ferguson’s death, his parents’ home has been full of friends discussing his generosity.
“There has just been a trail of buddies who came in, talking about how it was always Brent who was there for them,” she said. “If he had a dollar and somebody else needed it he was the kind of guy who would give it to you.”
Ferguson was also the life of a party, Kennedy said, and was always quick with a joke and a smile.
“He was the guy at the party that made everybody laugh. Once he was there the party was officially on,” she said.
Ferguson was a heavy equipment operator in Fort McMurray. His older brother is a father of five and Kennedy said Ferguson loved being an uncle.
“His biggest joy was being their uncle,” she said.
Police believe that Ferguson was not wearing his seatbelt when his truck hit a ditch on a gravel road just north of Villeneuve Road.
Kennedy said the family was incredibly surprised by that news, because it was drastically out of character for Ferguson to do that.
A service for Ferguson will be held Saturday, Aug. 18 at North Pointe Community Church on 167 Avenue in Edmonton.
