Donald Bertram Dixon

Dixon, Cdr Donald B., CD*, RCN [Ret'd] , suddenly in the Camp Hill Veterans Memorial Bldg. of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital complex on July 30, 2011 in his 91st year. He was born and educated in Toronto. Only child of James B. and Edith Dixon [nee Parke]. He is survived by his wife, Margaret (Sauriol), his son Peter and his daughter-in-law Irena.

Before joining the RCNVR, he worked for the Canadian Bank of Commerce & Edwards, Morgan & co., Chartered Accountants. He first evinced an interest in the Navy in 1938, when he joined SSC Temeraire in Toronto. This was before the Sea cadets became “Royal”. He left in 1943 after becoming a SC Lieutenant and executive officer of Temeraire II.

He joined the RCNVR in HMCS YORK on Feb. 15, 1943 as a Supply Assistant. Commissioned in 1944, he transferred to the RCN in April 1946, serving in a number of ships and establishments. He liked best the time served in HMCS ONTARIO, a cruiser, and HMCS CAPE SCOTT, the RCN's first repair ship, and the five years with the USN in the Naval Supply Depot, San Diego, and the Defense Supply Agency, Alexandria, Va. For his service in the latter, he was awarded the DSA Meritorious Service Award. His last appointment was as Comptroller of the Canadian Forces Base, Halifax.

After retiring from the Navy in Dec. 1971, he was employed by Thorne, Gunn, Chartered Accountants , and the Federal Public Service. In the latter, in which he spent 14 years, he was with DSS[Services] as Regional Budget Officer, NH&W[Medical Services] as Asst. Regional Director, DSS [Supply] as Regional Chief of Planning and Control and finally DND as Regional Audit Director, retiring from there in 1986. In all, he served the Government of Canada for 43 years.

The year he retired from the Navy, he also graduated from St. Mary's University as a BComm [Cum Laude]. In 1973, he became a Certified General Accountant, and in 1976-77 was President of the NS Association. He was a member of the CGA Association of NS, the Naval Officers' Association of NS, the Royal United Services Institute of NS, the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust, of which he was for some time a Director, the Waegwoltic Club and the Cathedral Church of All Saints. He was a Bishop's man of the Anglican Diocese of Nova Scotia. He loved dogs and for some 40 years, one was always a member of his family.

No flowers please. Donations may be made to the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust (HMCS Sackville http://canadanavalmemorial.ca).

His body has been cremated and the ashes will be privately interred. A private memorial service will be held at the Cathedral Church All Saints, Halifax. The family will be at home and receiving friends from 2:00 to 5:00 on Sunday, August 28, 2011. Please visit: www.jasnowfuneralhome.com