Born March 22, 1947 in Edmonton, Alberta to Raymond Patrick Dixon and Rose Catherine (Armstrong), Trevor Raymond Dixon was raised in Pleasantview, a tight knit community on the south side of Edmonton. In his youth, Trev was a member of the Boy Scouts and enjoyed every opportunity to camp and spend outdoors. His winters were spent curling, one of his life long passions. By his own admission, Trev wasn’t a great student during high school - something he didn’t mention until his kids had finished high school. That all changed when he entered the University of Alberta. Interested in his studies, he excelled and graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce. Trev often gave the advice “find something you like to do”.
After graduation, Trev moved east to Toronto and joined McLeod Young Weir, now ScotiaMcLeod. Over nearly two decades in finance, Trev left an indelible mark on the investment industry. Among his many accomplishments, Trev worked with the Chicago Board Options Exchange to launch options trading in Canada and eventually ended his career as the Managing Director, Risk Management. While at ScotiaMcLeod, Trev came up with the idea for traders to wear a bright yellow tartan jacket as a way to stand out on the trading floor. The jacket was affectionately known as the “loud McLeod”. To this day, those famous tartan jackets are presented to ScotiaMcLeod branch managers and advisors across Canada as a symbol of exceptional performance.
After leaving ScotiaMcLeod and looking for a new challenge, Trev founded a water conservation company before anyone was even thinking about water conservation. He often joked to his wife that “she met a banker and married a plumber”. With a hard working and dedicated team, that at various times included his three children, the small company grew into a thriving business that continues on today.
Trev met Eleanor (McGuire), the love of his life, near the end of his tenure at ScotiaMcLeod. Dating turned to marriage and so began a love story that lasted 37 years.
In addition to her beauty and exuberance, Eli brought three children (Lynne, Alex and Ian) to the relationship that Trev immediately treated as his own and could not have loved more. Trev and Eli combined their love for travel and adventure, seeing every corner of the world, so long as there were nice hotels. (Eli isn’t a camper). They generously shared that spirit with their children and grandchildren, spending numerous holidays in the Caribbean, eventually finding their home-away-from-home in Sarasota, Florida.
Trev was a generous, loving, gregarious friend to so many. When diagnosed with heart disease, Trev put the same focus and commitment into his health as he had to his many business endeavours. With the help of the cardiology teams at Toronto General Hospital and SouthLake Hospital, we were all lucky to have had an extra twenty years with a wonderful man we all loved and who loved us.
Trev passed away peacefully on June 1, 2024, surrounded by Eli and his children.
He is survived by his darling Eli, his children Lynne McCombes (Steve Wylie), Alex McCombes (Susan), and Ian Michael McCombes (Sarah Boon), as well as his grandchildren Ian Alexander McCombes, Fiona McCombes, Cole Cartan, and Luke Cartan.
Thank you to all of the tremendously dedicated doctors, nurses, and physiotherapists at Southlake Hospital.
A memorial service for Trevor will be held on Friday, June 14, 2014 at 1:00 PM at Thompson Funeral Home, 530 Industrial Parkway South, Aurora, ON L4G 6W8, followed by a reception in the Heritage Room.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to UHN Foundation (Toronto General Hospital) or the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
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