Elton McGilvery Gittens, lovingly known as "Trevor", was born on November 6, 1948, to the late Rupert Augustus Gittens and Lillian Angela "Ismay" Trotman Gittens. He peacefully transitioned on Wednesday, December 18, 2024.

Elton grew up in in Sophia, East Coast Demerara, Guyana, South America. He attended primary school at Graham's Hall Moravian School and then went onto Central High School, in Georgetown, Guyana. Elton was a talented student who also excelled in football (soccer) and track. After graduation Elton worked for the Guyana Transport and Harbours Department before migrating to the USA in 1981. Elton was known to be gifted in accounting and finance, this knowledge enabled him to secure positions in the brokerage houses of EF Hutton and later Smith Barney, from where he retired in 2014.

Elton enjoyed spending time with friends and family. His lifelong family and numerous friendships are testimonies of how he was loved and how he lived his life, with connections from Guyana to the United States, Canada and England. An avid music lover, Elton brought life, style and humor to any social gathering with his captivating smile.

Elton is survived by his son, Dwight Padmore; sisters, Juliet Gittens, Verna Greaves and Carol Gittens; brothers, Chillingsworth "Chilli" Gittens, Rupert "Junior" Gittens Jr. and Dr. Thomas Wilton "Theo" (Denise) Gittens; a very beloved aunt, Sylvia Griffith; nieces and nephews, Linden Greaves, Dr. Naima 'Angela' (Adrian) Williams, Lamont (Laura Michelle) Gittens, Ernest Greaves, Sean Jerrick, Zuri Lythcott (Robert) Jones, Leead Gittens, Aminata Gittens, Latoya Robinson, Akil Gittens and Ayanna Gittens; cousins who were more like siblings, Rev. Joseph "Sydney" Gittens, Yvonne Padmore, Montel Thompson, Malcom Thompson, Ingrid Thompson, Winston "Cherry" Thompson, Cora Thompson, Orin Thompson, Andrew Burrows-Trotman, Ewart (Rixie) Griffith, Jenny

Southwell, Cleveland Griffith, Veronica Dugan, Courtney Trotman, Michael (Hazel) Trotman,  Verbina Trotman, Tarrant (Veronica) Peters, Claude (Yvette) Peters; former wife and lifelong friend, Merlene Barnes Gittens, as well as many other relatives and friends.