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Wealth advisor mourned by family and friends Easily recognizable as one of three men stock exchange. With his success he quickly on local billboards in financial services ads, became an options trader, a commodity Paul Stewart has passed away. He was 48. futures trader, a CATS trader and a floor attorThe Oakville man built a successful career ney. as a floor trader of the Toronto Stock He then received a designation of PRO Exchange and as a wealth advisor. In trader for his firm's own account 1992 he joined the Oakville office of and capital and an arbitrage trader Midland Walwyn where he was a and traded tens of millions of dolfounding partner of The PPK (Paul, lars worth of transactions every day Peter Lambert and Karl with his Wall Street counterparts. Zimmerman) Team. In 1990 he took time off PRO "Paul was a super guy. He'd give trading and orchestrated a reverse you the shirt off his back even if he takeover and financing of a publicly didn't have one," said his colleague listed company and served as a senLambert. "We jokingly say our part- Paul Stewart ior officer and director of the comnership has lasted longer than some pany. marriages," Lambert added. In 1992, he joined Midland Walwyn and "We established our name and a lot of was approved to the position of vice president times people refer to us as those guys on the in 1997. The office later became part of Merrill billboard." Lynch and then was purchased by CIBC Wood Despite Stewart's successes in the financial Grundy. industry, Lambert will remember his late colIn October 2006, The PPK Team joined the league for being a good friend and a family newly created downtown Oakville branch of man. Scotia McLeod. He also received various "Nobody loved his family more than Paul industry licenses and awards. did and they were devastated," he said. Stewart has always valued serving the com"All of Paul's friends would be friends and munity and has done so as past president of that's how he was," he added. "I never knew a Oakville's Red Cross for several years as well as guy that worked harder. But he worked harder vice president and director of alumni relations on having friends more than anything else. of Appleby College for six years. Certainly, by what we've seen so far, it's been a Stewart died of a stroke in Oakville on tremendous outpouring right across Canada, Sunday, July 11. He was married with three both those that knew Paul personally and children. those that knew Paul in business. He was a Visitation will be held at the Kopriva Taylor very successful floor trader back in the days Community Funeral Home, 64 Lakeshore Rd. when there was no electronic trading. The W. in Oakville from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. on outpouring of people expressing their condo- Thursday. Funeral Service will be held 11 a.m. lences has been unbelievable." on Friday at St. Jude's Anglican Church, 160 The Appleby College graduate attended the William St. in Oakville. In lieu of flowers, University of Toronto and then began his those who wish may make memorial contribuinvestment career with Davidson Partners in tions to Kidsfest Canada 1983 as a wire room operator. Soon he worked (www.kidsfestonline.com). Email condolences his way up to become a floor trader at the may be made through www.koprivataylor.com. 9 · Wednesday, July 14, 2010 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.oakvillebeaver.com REE ar F in Sem Mingle With Max Join Max Khan and the Oakville Federal Liberals for the BBQ event of the season. Enjoy the sounds of Jordan John & The Blues Angels. Bring chairs or blankets. Proceeds of the BBQ to Fareshare Food Bank. Thursday, July 15, 2010 7-8 pm Hearthstone by the Lake (The Pig & Whistle) 100 Burloak Drive, Burlington, ON Burloak @ Lakeshore.RSVP: 905.825.1069 Sunday, July 18 2-4 P.M. Town Square (Lakeshore & George) For info 905-483-6295