Thomas A. Lebbetter, M.D.

Thomas Alexander Lebbetter was born in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. His family moved to Ottawa when he was a teenager. Tom joined the Canadian Navy at 17 and performed active duty near the end of World War II.

After the war, he attended Saint Francis Xavier University where he received his Bachelors degree and then the University of Manitoba for his Doctor of Medicine degree. He received his certificate of specialty in Urology in 1961, while training at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal, and later his fellowship.

Although a specialist, he moved to Sidney in 1975 and began a general family practice. This was a blessing for him and for the community. He became a true “old school” physician, always approachable, always with time to spend for any and every patient. His twenty-six years in the community was marked by dedication, friendships, humour and compassion. A generous father, a patriotic Canadian, he was a modest and religious man. “Dr. Tom” was a friend this town will miss.