{"id":296801,"date":"2025-11-21T04:08:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T04:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/296801\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T04:08:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T04:08:14","slug":"death-of-young-dad-in-nisku-crash-leaves-whole-family-devastated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/296801\/","title":{"rendered":"Death of young dad in Nisku crash leaves \u2018whole family devastated\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Caleb Berry would be proud to see the village full of love and support that has emerged in the wake of his death, his family said.<\/p>\n

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The young man from Redwater, Alta., was killed this week while on the drive to work south of Edmonton in Nisku<\/a>, leaving behind his wife and baby.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a good boy. He was good kid. He was responsible. He loved his family. He was a good provider,\u201d his mother Shannon Berry said on Thursday as she, along with Caleb\u2019s sister Willow, shared memories of the 21-year-old they described as kind, generous and outgoing.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tUndated photo of Caleb Berry, 21, with his family.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tSupplied by Berry family\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\u201cAnytime we got together, you couldn\u2019t have a quiet moment with Caleb around. Like it just wasn\u2019t happening,\u201d Willow said. \u201cNo, he was cracking jokes,\u201d their mother chimed in.<\/p>\n

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Caleb and his wife had an 18-month-old daughter his family said was the light of his life.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was so happy and proud of his little one,\u201d Shannon said of her granddaughter.<\/p>\n

Shannon said the toddler has her son\u2019s curly, strawberry blond hair, blue eyes and, of all things \u2014 fingers.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know is a weird thing to notice, but he had his dad\u2019s fingers, so that was just something that I noticed about him and the baby definitely had all of those attributes,\u201d Shannon said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you look at her, you know who her dad was.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tUndated photo of Caleb Berry, 21, with his young daughter.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tSupplied by Berry family\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Caleb was killed earlier this week in a three-vehicle collision.<\/p>\n

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He worked for a propane company in Nisku and with them, was in the process of applying for a gasfitter apprenticeship through NAIT.<\/p>\n

Caleb and his wife had been looking to move further south to shorten what was a nearly 200-km round trip commute from Redwater to Nisku for work, but could not find a dog-friendly rental before winter set in.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe was going into the busy season. They were gonna start looking again in the spring, so they could move over the summer when it was less busy,\u201d his mother explained.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tUndated photo of Caleb Berry, 21, with his dog.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tSupplied by Berry family\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Caleb was just about to arrive at work this past Tuesday morning when tragedy struck.\u00a0It happened around 6:30 a.m. on Township Road 502 (Airport Road), east of 9 Street near the Nisku industrial area.<\/p>\n

RCMP believe Berry was making a left-hand turn when his Audi sedan was hit from behind by a Honda CR-V. The impact pushed Berry\u2019s car into the path of an oncoming Dodge pickup and the two collided.<\/p>\n

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Police arrived to find Berry suffering from extensive injuries. He died on scene.<\/p>\n

Getting that phone call from Caleb\u2019s wife was the worst moment of Shannon\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

\u201cProbably said \u2018no no no\u2019 a million times. It\u2019s like this part of your brain says if you just don\u2019t accept it, it will change and you\u2019ll be OK\u2026 But that\u2019s not how it works.\u201d<\/p>\n

His mother said her son\u2019s death has left a gaping wound in their lives.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a whole family devastated. It\u2019s a baby without a daddy. I mean, she\u2019ll have no memory of him. She\u2019s only 18 months.\u201d<\/p>\n

Shannon said her granddaughter will grow up only knowing her father through photos, videos and memories passed on by those around her.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re never going to get hugged by him again. We\u2019re never going to be able to say \u2018I love you\u2019 again.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe\u2019s never going to be held by him again.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tUndated photo of Caleb Berry, 21, with his young daughter.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tSupplied by Berry family\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Caleb was the primary provider for his family and while he worked hard, his mom said he had not yet built up a nest egg to see his family secured financially.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe was only 21. And unfortunately, you know, when you\u2019re 21 you\u2019re not thinking, \u2018Well, tomorrow I could be dead,\u2019\u201d Shannon said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo he, unfortunately, didn\u2019t prepare very much. He didn\u2019t leave very much behind for his family.\u201d<\/p>\n

For that reason, the family has a GoFundMe to raise money<\/a> for Caleb\u2019s wife and daughter\u2019s living expenses in the immediate future.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing that he really would have wanted was to know that his wife and daughter would be cared for and looked after,\u201d Willow said.<\/p>\n

The family said Caleb\u2019s employer is also working on providing support, believed to be in the form of an education fund for his daughter.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tUndated photo of Caleb Berry, 21, at work in Nisku.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tSupplied by Berry family\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Since Caleb\u2019s death, old friends have begun reaching out to the family, expressing condolences and sharing memories.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think it says a lot,\u201d Willow said as she choked back tears. \u201cI just keep getting messages from old friends of his and stuff, all saying how big of an impact he made in their life and how they remember him as such a fun and caring guy. It didn\u2019t matter who you were to him. If you needed help, he would help you.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re realizing his village is very big.\u201d<\/p>\n

Caleb was the kind of person who helped those less fortunate, his mother said.<\/p>\n

She shared a story of how on a school trip where he had been sent with an extra $200 to get his own food and souvenirs, he returned home with just a hat and no leftover money.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were like, how much was that hat, you know?\u201d Shannon said. \u201cWe found out after the fact that there were three other children in his class, they came with $10, $15, $20 \u2014 it was not close enough, but it was what their families could do. And one of those children used to give Caleb a rough time in school,\u201d the mother explained.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell it was one of these kids that he spent the rest of his $200 on, making sure they had food and that they had a souvenir to take home.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat\u2019s who Caleb was.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tUndated photo of Caleb Berry as a child holding a sparkler.\t\t\t\t <\/p>\n

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The family has not yet finalized all their funeral plans, but said Caleb will be buried in a family plot.<\/p>\n

The driver of the Dodge truck was taken to hospital with minor injuries. Police did not report any injuries from inside the Honda SUV, which RCMP said remained on scene after the collision.<\/p>\n

As of Thursday, no charges have been laid in what police said was a tragic event.<\/p>\n

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