A scholarship has been created in memory of Stephen Carrier, a local teen who passed away suddenly in January.
His family thought of the idea as a way for Carrier to always be remembered in the community.
ìHe was the type of kid who loved to help people,î said mother, Karen Carrier.
ìWe thought he would love the idea of helping kids move on to the next level,î she said.
Carrier was involved in the Registered Apprentice Program (RAP) when he attended Sundre High School (SHS).
The RAP allows high school students to collect diploma credits through pursuing one of more than 50 trades.
The student gains hands-on experience of the trade while accumulating hours towards an apprenticeship.
ìHe actually went into the oilfield; he didn't pursue the Registered Apprenticeship Program,î she said.
ìWhen he was in the Registered Apprenticeship Program he was doing carpentry and decided it wasn't for him,î she explained.
The Stephen Carrier Memorial Scholarship will be an annual total of $500 given to a graduate of SHS, beginning this year.
Requirements of the graduate include involvement with RAP or pursuing interest in the oilfield industry, she said.
Karen and Carrier's father Barkley will be putting money aside for the scholarship each year, along with donations.
Carrier was born and raised in Sundre and attended school in town from kindergarten to Grade 12.
ìHe got a job in the oilfield industry and found that he really enjoyed that,î she said.
He worked in a couple of places in town after graduating from SHS in 2011 and entering the oilfield business.
Before he passed away at age 19, he was working with custom fibreglass contractors out of Red Deer.
