William Terrence Trainer

William Terrence Trainer, 93, of Nellysford, Virginia passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 26, 2025. He was born in Bangor, Maine on November 12, 1931, the son of Carl F. Trainer and Mary Patricia McGuire Trainer. He was a graduate of John Bapst High School in Bangor and the University of Maine in Orono.

After completing his service in the United States Army, Bill joined Merrill Lynch as a financial analyst and vice president. He raised his family in New York City and after retirement moved to the Wintergreen Resort in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains.

Bill was an avid golfer and enjoyed spending time on the Wintergreen links with his close friends. He was a passionate bridge player, achieving the rank of bronze life master from the American Contract Bridge League in 2014, and participated in numerous contract bridge tournaments in the Virginia area and beyond. He was also an enthusiastic collector of beer steins from Germany and souvenir buildings from around the world. He loved his time at Wintergreen and was especially fond of the summer music festivals.

Bill is preceded in death by his wife, Dixie Dean Trainer (née Harris), who died on January 15, 2006, and by his parents, sister, and two brothers. He is survived by his longtime partner and second love, Carol Horel of North Chesterfield, Virginia, his two children, Kevin Trainer of Kittery, Maine and Colin Trainer of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and two grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Lovingston with Father Roger Abadano officiating.

Interment to follow in the Mountain View Cemetery in Lovingston.

The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, gifts in the memory of Bill Trainer can be made to Wintergreen Music, PO Box 816, Nellysford, VA 22958 and at https://wintergreenmusic.org/support.

Arrangements by Wells/Sheffield Funeral Chapel, Lovingston, VA (434-263-4097).