Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 19, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba
A4 Winnipeg free press saturday june 19, 2004 he was taxi Bob at Spring taxi a longtime employee continued from Page a1 said neb one had been with the cab com Pany for 30 years. The owner and staff at the soap opera he was a Good hard worker. He laundry Centre and Coffee shop at 500 worked seven Days a week. Everything Sargent ave., who knew neb one Only As he earned went to his kids said the taxi Bob were devastated at the loss worker who did to want his name used. Of a person they considered More than i did not know one person who did to just a customer. Like Bob. Everybody around Here is pret i knew something was wrong owner to choked Sharon oger said yesterday. The Impact of the collision woke Kathy i said Bob is usually i figured Kopychinski who lives on the Corner of something must have happened. He was College Avenue and Salter Street. Always Here in the morning when the girls she said she heard a loud bang and opened up but he want yesterday. He looked out her front window. Kopychak was our protector. He would even sit in ski said she saw two girls standing at the our parking lot waiting for scene of the wreckage. Oger said neb one was so Well liked i saw one girl grab another and say to that he would be invited in for Coffee her look what you be done ? Kopy when the Day staff got to work More than Chanski said. Half an hour before the shops doors Kopychinski said the Brake lights of opened for the Day. The taxi were still on and the engine she said neb one has two teenage boys revving. She said an ambulance arrived he a raising by himself so when he ran moments later and the Driver was taken Short of Cash she would loan him some. Away. He was always Good for for most of yesterday a stretch of oger said neb one was such a Large Salter Street from Redwood Avenue to Man that he carried a special permit Mountain Avenue was blocked to traffic allowing him not to Wear a Seatbelt. As investigators surveyed the scene. Maybe if he a been Able to use a seat police say the 20-year-old woman who Belt he a be of. But you never allegedly did to have a Drivers licence Glen Hall another worker at the Laun was driving a 1999 Ford escort. Officers Romat said Bob was very giving. Believe the car was travelling East on he was a great Guy. Its unfortunate. College when the Driver apparently its a tragedy. There a not Many really failed to Stop at a Stop sign and hit the Good people in the neighbourhood but taxi which was going South on Salter. Police say the Impact pushed the taxi
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