Winnipeg has lost a long-time advocate for youth and victims of crime. Floyd Wiebe, who became an anti-drug and victims-rights activist following his son’s murder, passed away on Monday.

Weibe's wife Karen announced Floyd’s death in a Facebook post on Tuesday. “It is with a very heavy heart that I need to let everyone know that Floyd Wiebe passed away last night of a major heart attack,” she said.

Wiebe, along with his wife Karen, raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for community organizations and programs aimed at helping youth stay away from drugs and gangs. They founded the non-profit TJ’s Gift Foundation in memory of their son, who was murdered during a drug deal.

"Floyd became a tireless advocate for victim rights, after the 2003 murder of his son, TJ Wiebe," Karen Wiebe wrote in an officail statement emailed to the public.

Wiebe was among those consulted when the federal government crafted its Victims’ Bill of Rights, which it introduced in April, 2014. He was also the first chairperson for the Victim Advisory Council to the Parole Board of Canada, Prairie Division, worked with the Manitoba Organization for Victim Assistance, and served as Vice-President of the Compassionate Friends, Canada.

Wiebe leaves behind his wife of 40 years, and two adult children. "(He) was looking forward to the birth of his first grandchild in just a week and to his second in April," said Karen Wiebe in the statement.

Funeral arrangements are pending.