Obituary of Calvin Ross "Sam" Dixon

DIXON: Calvin Ross (Sam) Dixon, beloved husband of Sharon, passed away at the Assiniboine Centre in Brandon on May 19, 2012. Sam was born in Cobden, ON on July 21, 1943. He lived in Cobden until the age of eight and then moved on to Haley Station, ON where he lived in the CP Station. He attended public school in Haley Station, grades 7-8 at Ross Mine View School, and high school in Cobden. Sam enjoyed playing football and hockey. He joined the RCAF in May 1963 as a radio operator. He received basic training in Saint Jean, Quebec, trade training in Clinton, ON and was posted in Rockcliffe, ON, North Bay, ON, Petawawa, ON, Nanaimo, BC, Borden, ON, Penhold, AB and Ottawa, ON, with two U.N. tours to Cyprus (1972) and Egypt (1976). Sam retired in 1994 with 31 years. He met the love of his life, Sharon, in 1975 in Nanaimo, BC and they were married on May 14, 1976. Sam took up golfing in Borden, ON and he was on the golf course every chance he got. His TV was always on TSN or Sportnet watching hockey, the Blue Jays, CFL Football and golf. Sam and Sharon enjoyed travelling and visited Europe twice, Great Britain, Ireland, California, Nashville and they recently travelled from the East to West Coast just in the last two years. Sam is survived by his beloved wife Sharon, his sons Michael (Greg), Richard (Kathy), Duane (Starla) and his daughter, Wanda (Don); six grandchildren all of Nanaimo, BC; his brother Wayne (Carol), Eganville, ON, his sisters June, Renfrew, ON, Sheila (Gordie), Ottawa, ON, Merilyn (Clint), Russell, ON; his mother-in-law Ina, Brandon, MB, brother-in-law John (Nadiene), Darlingford, MB; sister-in-law Pat (Doug), Etobicoke, ON and many nieces and nephews. Sam was predeceased by he father and mother, Roy and Shirley, Ottawa, ON; father-in-law Everton, Darlingford, MB; brother-in-law Don, Renfrew, ON; and brother-in-law Russell, Oxbow, SK. Interment will take place at the National Military Cemetery in Ottawa at a later date. Sam will be missed by all of his friends in Brandon and across Canada. He was a very generous and kind person with a wonderful sense of humour. We will never forget some of his sayings and Sam's "approved products." Donations may be made to a charity of choice.