She never, never backed down from a challenge — it was such a blessing to have her," her older son, Ashton Kropla, told CBC News. Lafantaisie flew to Punta Cana on the day of the bus crash with her husband, Richard Pattyn, who survived the highway incident. That's who she was, generous beyond belief," Ashton Kropla said. Lafantaisie's sons want to know what caused the bus crash in which their mother was killed and their stepfather was injured. Colleen, 67, was killed in a tourist bus crash in the Dominican Republic on Sunday.

Source: CBC News March 07, 2026 02:30 UTC