Friends and family are still waiting for answers in the death of a prominent Edson man.

Preston William Goulet, 42, died in Edmonton hospital on Sunday after being beaten at the Moose Creek Hotel at 4805 4 Avenue in Edmonton on Nov. 11.

Goulet was a manager at the ATB Financial in Edson and his boss Nizar Abouchami, VP, Alberta North Market, ATB Financial issued a statement on behalf of the company.

"Preston Goulet was a part of the ATB family and part of the Edson community," Abouchami said. "He was passionate about the team he worked with, and we're deeply saddened at the branch and across the company by the loss. It doesn't feel the same without his sense of humour. His family has our thoughts and prayers."

Cpl. Hal Turnbull, a spokesman for K-Division in Edmonton, said on Tuesday that Mounties are working on scheduling an autopsy with the medical examiner and believed a date will be set later in the week.

Turnbull says charges, initially laid before Goulet died, may be upgraded or changed depending on the results of the autopsy.

Mounties are also continuing to interview witnesses and review video footage.

Christopher Ronald Edward Harrison, 37, of Edson is charged with aggravated assault.

Harrison was released on bail on Nov. 13 and is scheduled to make his first appearance in provincial court on Dec. 15.

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