Douglas Ray Dyment
Well-known businessman Douglas Ray Dyment has died at 89 as the result of stroke while at his Caledon home last weekend. Mr. Dyment was for many years the president of Dyment Limited, North America’s leading supplier of point of purchase advertising displays. “Dyment’s” also became a pioneer in the distribution of sales materials, with a computer said to be as large as Air Canada’s. The firm was started by his father Philip A. Dyment in 1912. He leaves Mary Kenner Dyment, his wife and cherished partner of 53 years as well as children David, Philip, and Deirdre; his daughter-in-law Jane Gurr; and his grandchildren Alexander Taylor, Oliver Dyment, Gabrielle Dyment, Summer Taylor, Claire Dyment, and Jack Dyment. A service to celebrate Doug Dyment’s life will be held Friday, September 23, 2016 from 3 to 5 p.m. at 135 St. George Street.
