Constable Peter Christopher Schiemann

The youngest of the four Mounties killed on March 3, Const. Peter Schiemann was just 25 years old.

One of three children, Schiemann was born in Petrolia, Ontario. His father was a Lutheran minister while his mother was a school teacher.

Although Schiemann was well known for his love of cars and adventure, Pastor Don Schiemann said his son had also considered a life in the ministry.

"The most essential part of (him) was his Christian faith," Schiemann told his congregation on Saturday.

"He never hesitated to speak of it."

"His death is more painful to me and to the rest of our family than anything we ever could have imagined," Don Schiemann told CTV News.

Then, his voice breaking, Don said: "I so wish I could have taken the bullet for him. But it was not meant to be."

Schiemann's family planned to honour his joking wish to be buried with a flashlight and a bag of potato chips.

"He always said, 'If I was to die, bury me with a bag of chips and a flashlight because it's dark and I'll get hungry,'" said his sister, Julia Schiemann.

He earned a bachelor of arts degree, loved sky diving and fell in love with the RCMP after going for ride-alongs with members.

Schiemann joined the Mounties in Stony Plain, Alberta, after graduating training in November, 2000.

He was then posted to Mayerthorpe, Alberta, where he worked in general policing and highway patrol.

He had recently bought a new duplex in the community.