Detectives investigate man’s death
Police, family remain tight-lipped about vicious assault on victim
Trevor Lomond had reached a turning point in his life, enrolling in classes and planning to attend church, when the Calgary dad’s life was stolen from him, family say.
The 33-year-old was removed from life support last Wednesday, a week after police say he was the victim of a vicious assault.
Both police and family members remain tight-lipped about the details as the investigation is ongoing, but Lomond’s stepfather, Paul Duperre, said his death comes just as he was on the road to turning his life around.
“He was just trying to put himself through school,” Duperre said, noting he’d begun taking accounting classes after many years working alongside his step-dad in dry wall.
“It’s pretty terrible to think we’ll never seen him again or hear his laugh — a parent should never have to bury a child.”
Duperre, who has been Lomond’s father since he was three, admitted his son sometimes ran with a rough crowd, noting “he had some connections that weren’t pleasing.”
But his occasional run-ins with the law were relatively minor, and nothing that would have led his family to believe his life may be in jeopardy.
Duperre said when Lomond was first taken to hospital Sept. 13, it was reported that he had fallen down some stairs.
But when family saw him, it became clear there was much more at play. “From what we saw on the body, it certainly didn’t appear that way,” Duperre said, adding it was eventually determined Lomond had suffered multiple blunt-force trauma injuries.
“When we received the call (the next) morning, we weren’t even sure it was him.”
He remained in a coma in lifesupport for a week, before his loved ones finally realized he wouldn’t recover.
“It came to the point where he couldn’t sustain life,” Duperre said, noting Lomond’s two young kids, 11-year-old Jordan and nearly eight-year-old Rachel, had one final chance to say goodbye before the end.
Duperre said he’ll remember his son as a man who lived life to the fullest and had a singular eye for detail.
“Trevor was the kind of guy who loved to live life. He was an adventurer who lived life by the seat of his pants,” Duperre said.
“He’d walk up to a guy on the street and ask for a light and he’d wind up talking to the guy for 20 minutes. “He had a big heart.” The police homicide unit is investigating Lomond’s death and at this point no one is in custody.
As of Monday, his death had not officially been declared a homicide.
Duperre said his fondest hope is that there will ultimately be justice for his slain son.
“I hope whoever it is gets what’s coming to them,” he said.