Thomas EBY

1940 - 2023

THOMAS GLYNN EBY May 26, 1940 - February 23, 2023 Thomas Glynn Eby died in his residence at Amica Bayview Village on February 23, 2023. He is survived by his sister-in-law Sandra Moos and her husband Robert Moos, and by cousins David Watt and James Watt and their families. His wife of 53 years, Karen Eby (nee Chambers), predeceased Tom on October 29, 2021. Tom was born and raised in Toronto, the son of Susan Isobel Eby (nee Watt) and Glynn Fisher Eby. He attended Jarvis Collegiate, Malvern Collegiate and finally York Mills Collegiate, where he was a member of the first graduating class in 1959. Subsequently, Tom articled as a Chartered Accountant at Winspear, Higgins, Stevenson and Doane. After working on the internal audit team at Rio Algom Mines he attended the University of Western Ontario, obtaining his Masters of Business Administration Degree (MBA) in 1968. Tom and Karen met while they both worked at Rio Algom Mines and were married Friday the 13th in September 1968. Having gained his MBA Tom worked for a time at Merry Packaging and General Accident Insurance. In 1970 he was hired by British-based Dickinson Robinson Group (DRG), one of Canada's largest manufacturers of flexible packaging. He was promoted to Vice President, Finance for Canadian operations, a position he held until he left the firm in 1982. Tom then returned to General Accident as Vice President. Later he worked as a consultant for Deloitte. In 2002 he left the corporate world and specialized in investigative accounting. Tom was an active member of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners, serving on the Canadian board and a term as President. Over the years Tom and Karen enjoyed travelling: cruises, walking tours, bicycling trips and canoe trips. Their big adventure was a 1994 white water canoe trip down the Nahanni River in the Northwest Territories. Tom enjoying shooting sports and was a member of the Sharon Gun Club. Tom's family would like to thank the employees at Amica Bayview Village who provided compassionate care for Tom during the last 15 months of his life. Those wishing to honour Tom's memory are encouraged to make a donation to Parkinson Canada. (https://www.parkinson.ca). As Tom's request no funeral service is planned. Private interment will occur in the spring. Online condolences may be made at www.kanejerrettfuneralhometoronto.ca