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“Never Forgotten” sculpture unveiled
Sculpture headed for Mayerthorpe’s Memorial Park
Max Maudie
Edmonton Sun
Wednesday August 31, 2005

NEVER FORGOTTEN - Shane Seib stands next to the 550 kg steel memorial statue that he made in honour of the four R.C.M.P. officers who were killed in the March 3, 2005 Mayerthorpe tragedy following it's official unveiling at R.C.M.P. "K" Division in Edmonton Aug 25/05 afternoon. The statue, entitled "Never Forgotten", will be on display at "K" Division until late 2006 when it will be moved to it's permanent display location in Mayerthorpe at the Mayerthorpe Fallen Four Memorial Park.
— Brendon Dlouhy, The Edmonton Sun
Mayerthorpe Freelancer — The artist who created the memorial for four Mounties slain near Mayerthorpe says that as he learned more about the killer, he felt "drawn" to build it.
Not only had James Roszko killed four Mounties, he was also a convicted pedophile.
"I was a victim of that until I was eight years old," Shane Seib said, adding that the abuse was at the hands of a trusted family friend.
"It just gave me a lot more motivation to get this done. I felt I was drawn to do it," said Seib, 34, of Sylvan Lake speaking of the horrific tragedy March 3 that killed four Mounties in Rochfort Bridge.
The 550 kg, solid steel sculpture - a Canadian flag as its base, a huge RCMP crest emblazoning the front, and the lone rider logo as backing - was titled Never Forgotten. Those words are emblazoned across the front of the base. The monument was unveiled Aug. 25 at the RCMP's Alberta headquarters in Edmonton.
Peter Schiemann's mom, Beth, said the monument will keep the memory of the slain men alive.
"Of course, as parents we never want it to be forgotten, the sacrifice that they made," she said.
The monument will stand in front of the headquarters until it makes its way to the Mayerthorpe Fallen Four Memorial, slated for completion March 3, 2007.
Yesterday, children from Kids 4 Cops displayed a painting depicting the memorial park. Kids 4 Cops has raised around $30,000 for the memorial, challenging fellow students across Canada each to donate a loonie.
"It makes me feel really good that so many people want to help the memorial out," said Haley Martin, 11, of Mayerthorpe.
The Fallen Four Memorial Society has raised around $100,000 in donations, said its president Margaret Thibault.
But she figures the memorial park will cost a minimum of $1 million.
Thibault, victim service co-ordinator for the Mayerthorpe and Whitecourt RCMP detachments, said the community is coping with tragedy by keeping busy on the project.
"Everybody's getting behind us, because everybody (was) hurt."
Four bronze statues of the Mounties, slightly larger than the men themselves, will sit at the four corners of the six acre memorial park in Mayerthorpe. The park will be across the street from the Mountie detachment.