The Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund recognizes Law Enforcement, Fire, EMS, and Military members who have died on the job, and donates defibrillators to the community in their name.

Sgt. Doug Marshall was one of those police officers.

Sadly he took his own life in 2012.

“I don't think there are any words that can describe what you go through,” said his wife Rachael Marshall. “…and what you go through every day afterwards.”

Sgt. Marshall’s doctors said he suffered from job-related post-traumatic stress disorder.

“Everybody has struggles and people need to recognize them and we need to talk,” said Rachael Marshall. “Everybody needs to talk.”

To honour him, a defibrillator, which costs around $2,000, was installed at Awenda Provincial Park.

“I always say that in our careers, fire, EMS, police we're very good at protecting the public. That's our sole responsibility,” said the founder of the Dave Mounsey Memorial Fund Patrick Armstrong. “Our next step though is to protect each other and to open up conversations and to talk about things that 40 years ago we never talked about.”

Mike Armstrong with the Awenda Provincial Park said the new addition will make a big difference if there is an emergency at the park.

“The park itself is located about 20 minutes outside of Midland, which is near where the first responders would come from. It is quite a distance when you’re talking about the amount of minutes you have in many emergencies,” he said.

A plaque will be hung in Sgt. Marshall’s honour at the campground office during the summer.