When Harpaul Nandhra乌鸦传媒攁 mother of three who lives in Cobble Hill on Vancouver Island乌鸦传媒攈eard about the disappearance of Cache Creek Fire Chief Clayton Cassidy in May 2017, and how he was found three weeks later, she knew she had to do something.

乌鸦传媒淚 didn乌鸦传媒檛 know the family, but I read about it online when they were searching, and then when they found him,乌鸦传媒� she says. 乌鸦传媒淚 felt I really needed to do something for the family.乌鸦传媒�

Nandhra says that art has been a hobby of hers for many years. 乌鸦传媒淚乌鸦传媒檝e been drawing since I was a kid. And I enjoy doing portraits.乌鸦传媒�

She did a pencil portrait of Cassidy based on a picture of him that she saw online. When she finished the portrait, she reached out as to how she could send it to Cassidy乌鸦传媒檚 wife Rose.

乌鸦传媒淚 sent the portrait to Rose, and heard back from her that she loved it,乌鸦传媒� says Nandhra. 乌鸦传媒淚t was very touching. I got quite a few messages back from family members saying 乌鸦传媒楾hank you.乌鸦传媒� Clayton乌鸦传媒檚 son Derek got in touch with me and said I乌鸦传媒檇 captured his father乌鸦传媒檚 eyes and smile perfectly. That was what I乌鸦传媒檇 wanted to do; and I started crying.

乌鸦传媒淚 could tell there was so much love in that family, and could feel how great his loss was.乌鸦传媒�

Nandhra lost her own partner suddenly several years ago, and says she knew what the family would be feeling. 乌鸦传媒淚 felt their loss, felt for Rose, and wanted to reach out to them.乌鸦传媒�

乌鸦传媒淔riends asked me why I would do that [the portrait of Clayton] for someone I don乌鸦传媒檛 know. When you乌鸦传媒檝e experienced that loss, and then hear of someone else losing someone, you feel that loss, you feel for them. You know what they乌鸦传媒檙e going through, because you乌鸦传媒檝e been through that yourself.乌鸦传媒�

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