Days after his wife, a costume designer, was killed when an Audi SUV crashed into a crowd of festival attendees, a Hallmark celebrity courageously spoke at a public event<\/p>\n
At the vigil in Vancouver, Canada, for the victims killed when a mentally ill driver ploughed into crowds gathered for a festival to honor Filipino heritage, British citizen Noel Johansen, who previously lived in London, fought back tears as he spoke about his wife Jenifer Darbellay, 50.
\nAround 8 p.m. on Saturday, an SUV crashed into a crowded street celebration honoring Lapu Lapu Day, killing eleven people and injuring scores more.
\nJohansen and his daughter Darby, age seven, were also hurt. Ford, his 15-year-old son, went to the festival as well.
\nThe actor, who has appeared in Psych, Supernatural, Fargo and The Good Doctor, was on crutches as he addressed Monday\u2019s vigils: \u201cWhat you see here is an injury that means nothing to me because what\u2019s inside my heart is broken.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause my wife passed away behind me at the incident.\u201d
\n\u201cShe never celebrated herself in her life. She never thought of herself; she thought of herself as small in terms of the reach. And I can tell you she was larger than life for any of you who know her. So don\u2019t be small in life, be big, reach out and reach out as a human being with everything you have, and please remember us who went through this.\u201d
\nWhen Calls the Heart, Chesapeake Shores, Harvest Love, Reunited at Christmas, Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters, and Roux the Day: A Gourmet Detective Mystery are among the Hallmark Channel series and movies for which Johansen is most well-known.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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