Fredericton pizza restaurant mourns kind-hearted, determined worker killed in crash
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Harwinder Singh knew how to put a smile on someone's face, said Lily Harding, one of Singh's managers at Papa John's on Smythe Street in Fredericton.
"He was always fun to have around," Harding said of the 26-year-old who worked at the independently owned restaurant.
Singh, who was hoping to gain permanent residency in Canada, was "an incredibly fast learner," said Harding.
"No matter how busy it was or, you know, how bad things were going here — if it was bad customers or just one of those days — he always knew how to make everyone laugh and just feel good about the shift."
Singh, from Mohali in the Punjab state of India, died in a single-vehicle crash on Dec. 26 on Highway 2 near Edmundston on his way back from Montreal, one of the places he lived before moving to New Brunswick.
An RCMP news release, which does not name Singh, said three people were in the vehicle at the time of the crash. The driver and another passenger were taken to hospital with what were believed to be non-life-threatening injuries. The RCMP did not answer questions related to the condition of other passengers or what caused the crash.
The Friday before his death, Harding was with Singh and the rest of the staff, goofing around and enjoying the fact that it wasn't a very busy Friday shift.
With only a few days before Christmas, everyone was wearing reindeer antlers and bows that Harding brought in.
She said they've never lost an employee before, so Singh's death came as a shock.
"I think it just really went to show that, you know, tomorrow's never promised," she said.
"We've all just kind of been reminiscing about when he was here. … Anytime that someone passes away, you always wish you cherished the time more. So I feel that's what a lot of us are feeling right now."
Erica Vallis, owner of the Papa John's franchise, echoed Harding's feelings. She said Singh started working for the pizza shop in July right after moving to Fredericton, and he proved himself to be a "really great person" who was always in a good mood coming to work.
"He had a kind, kind heart," she said.
"He was a hard worker and he's gone way too soon."
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