DELWYN ORDEN “DEL” DIXON OF QUEENSTOWN, PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY MAY 3, 1993 AT THE AGE OF 26 YEARS.
DEL WAS BORN FEBRUARY 17, 1967 AT CALGARY, ALBERTA, HE ATTENDED BOTH MILO AND VULCAN SCHOOLS, WHERE HE GRADUATED IN 1986. HE BEGAN WORKING WITH HIS UNCLE AT COMINCO FERTILIZERS AT CARSELAND, ALBERTA. IN 1989 HE BEGAN WORKING AT BELL POLE, WHERE HE HAS BEEN EMPLOYED SINCE.
DEL ENJOYED LIVING AT HOME WHERE HE RESTORED CARS, ESPECIALLY CAMARO’S AND TRANS AM’S, WHICH HE HAD A COLLECTION OF. HE WAS ABLE TO DO MOST OF THE WORK HIMSELF, FROM MECHANICAL TO FINISH PAINTING, AND PARTICIPATED IN SHOWING THEM WITH THE COUNTY CRUISER’S CAR CLUB. DEL ALSO WON THE MILO RACE MEET DEMOLITION DERBY IN 1991, WHICH WAS THE LAST YEAR IT WAS RUN. HE WAS A KIND PERSON WHO WOULD HELP OUT WHERE HE COULD. HE ENJOYED PLAYING HOCKEY WITH THE BELL POLE GANG AND TIMES TOGETHER WITH FRIENDS.
BELOVED SON OF TELFORD AND LEVONA DIXON, A BROTHER OF ANDY, ALL OF QUEENSTOWN. HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY HIS GRANDMOTHERS MRS. JOAN DIXON OF ROBLIN, MANITOBA AND MRS. CLAIRE LAHD OF QUEENSTOWN.
HE WAS PREDECEASED BY GRANDFATHERS JOHN DIXON AND GORDON LAHD AND HIS UNCLE BRENT DIXON.
FUNERAL SERVICE WEDNESDAY MAY 12, 1993 AT 2:00 P.M. AT MILO COMMUNITY HALL WITH REV. LEWIS BOOTH AND REV. LEN EICHLER OFFICIATING. INTERMENT HOPE LUTHERAN CEMETERY.
CASKET BEARERS MERLE HAYNE, SCOTT DAHL, KEVIN SCHALIN, DARREN POSEIN, GEORGES JUBINVILLE, RICK HALL AND BRIAN LEADBEATER.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, DONATIONS TO S.T.A.R.S 1441 AVIATION PARK N.E. CALGARY T2E 8M7 WOULD BE APPRECIATED.
FUNERAL ARRANGEMENTS IN CARE OF VULCAN FUNERAL HOME.