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Sgt. Schrader and Const. Anson honoured 50 years after their ‘ultimate sacrifice’
It may have happened 50 years ago, but Oct. 9, 1970 is still very fresh in the mind of Lynn Prosko.
That was the day Prosko lost her father, RCMP Sgt. Robert James Schrader and Const. Douglas Bernard Anson. The two officers reported to a domestic dispute call near MacDowell. Anson, who was a newlywed and an 11-year RCMP veteran, knocked on the door and was shot twice by Wilfred Stanley Robertson. The 22-year veteran Schrader went back to his police car to radio for help but was shot before he could reach his vehicle. Both died of their injuries.
On their gravestones, it reads Anson was born on Dec. 26, 1939 — Oct. 9, 1970. Schrader’s reads June 24, 1929 — Oct. 9, 1970.
Prosko spoke at the 50 Year Commemoration to honour both officers outside the Prince Albert RCMP detachment Friday. She didn’t focus too much on Oct. 9, 1970, or when both men were born. She paid the most attention to that dash in the middle.