CALGARY — Days before he is believed to have killed his wife, two kids and a downstairs tenant, Joshua Lall called in sick to work for the week, colleagues say, but no one at the architectural firm was aware anything was amiss.
Lall, 35, his wife Alison, 34, and daughters Kristen, 5 and Rochelle, 3, were found dead in their Dalhart Hill N.W. home on Wednesday morning, along with Amber Bowerman, a tenant who lived in a downstairs suite.
A one-year-old girl was also found unharmed in the house and was taken into protective custody by Ministry of Children and Youth Services workers.
“Josh was a very committed professional and a very capable architect,” said Rob Adamson, chairman of the Calgary studio of Cohos Evamy, where Lall worked.
“He was a real benefit to our firm and had great potential.”
Lall was currently working on a large project with 16 others architects at the firm and Adamson said managers were happy with his performance.
And despite reports he was under stress related to his job, Adamson said Lall was doing well.
“His work hadn’t changed at all (in recent weeks),” said Adamson.
“He was a very capable, young architect growing into a leadership role in our firm.”
Lall was designated as an intern architect.
“All that really means is an architect who has graduated from university and is going through the normal process of registration and exams to become a licensed architect,” said Adamson on Lall’s intern status.
Grief counsellors were brought into the Calgary offices of Cohos Evamy and Adamson said most employees were taking advantage of that.
“It’s a very difficult time as you can appreciate,” he said.
“Everybody knew Joshua and he was everybody’s friend.
“He was a very well-liked individual, very friendly and very kind-hearted.”
Lall’s father, Dominic, said his son had called earlier this week to say he had suffered a mental breakdown of sorts.
Dominic and his wife were scheduled to fly to Calgary on Wednesday evening from their home in Ontario to be with Joshua.
Calgary man suspected for killings called in sick
CALGARY — Days before he is believed to have killed his wife, two kids and a downstairs tenant, Joshua Lall called in sick to work for the week, colleagues say, but no one at the architectural firm was aware anything was amiss.
Lall, 35, his wife Alison, 34, and daughters Kristen, 5 and Rochelle, 3, were found dead in their Dalhart Hill N.W. home on Wednesday morning, along with Amber Bowerman, a tenant who lived in a downstairs suite.
A one-year-old girl was also found unharmed in the house and was taken into protective custody by Ministry of Children and Youth Services workers.
“Josh was a very committed professional and a very capable architect,” said Rob Adamson, chairman of the Calgary studio of Cohos Evamy, where Lall worked.
“He was a real benefit to our firm and had great potential.”
Lall was currently working on a large project with 16 others architects at the firm and Adamson said managers were happy with his performance.
And despite reports he was under stress related to his job, Adamson said Lall was doing well.
“His work hadn’t changed at all (in recent weeks),” said Adamson.
“He was a very capable, young architect growing into a leadership role in our firm.”
Lall was designated as an intern architect.
“All that really means is an architect who has graduated from university and is going through the normal process of registration and exams to become a licensed architect,” said Adamson on Lall’s intern status.
Grief counsellors were brought into the Calgary offices of Cohos Evamy and Adamson said most employees were taking advantage of that.
“It’s a very difficult time as you can appreciate,” he said.
“Everybody knew Joshua and he was everybody’s friend.
“He was a very well-liked individual, very friendly and very kind-hearted.”
Lall’s father, Dominic, said his son had called earlier this week to say he had suffered a mental breakdown of sorts.
Dominic and his wife were scheduled to fly to Calgary on Wednesday evening from their home in Ontario to be with Joshua.
