Dear Friends of Georgia
Thanks so much for joining us at the Whistler Conference Centre in person or virtually on Zoom. It was great to connect with you and exchange memories and moments about our amazing Georgia. If you were not able to attend, a video of the Celebration of Georgia is linked below along with the slide shows
If you would like to catch up or have any questions about Georgia's "Whistler" life, please contact me (Steve) at the email below.
The family requests that anyone considering sending flowers or gifts instead make a donation to to the Sea To Sky Hospice Society: https://seatoskyhospicesociety.ca/georgia-clare-hybner/
Georgia Clare Hybner
Sunrise: May 19, 1975. Sunset: March 16, 2022
It is with great sadness that we advise of the passing of Georgia Clare Hybner on March 16, 2022 at the Sea to Sky Hospice, Squamish in the arms of her mum – Mother Merilynne – partner – Steve Toulch and others who loved her.
Georgia was born overlooking the sea in Manly Hospital in Sydney, Australia to Merilynne and Herbert Hybner. The sea remained vital to her as she lived, surfed and swam on the northern beaches with her brothers Nicholas and Adrian and later on Vancouver Island and in Barbados.
She attended Mona Vale Primary School and later Pittwater High School before completing a Bachelor of Business at the Australian Catholic University. While still at school she pursued her love of horses by purchasing and caring for a number, ultimately winning prizes for her riding. It is a skill and passion that she brought with her to the Callaghan Valley.
She started travelling at 20 and spent two years exploring Europe, returning to work in HR across Sydney. She eventually secured a position with Dell.
Meanwhile she loved to ski with her dad, mum and brothers, who were members of Ullr ski lodge in Perisher Valley. She also skated. Her skiing prowess allowed her to join the Thredbo Ski patrol, assisting them for 15 years.
Her love of skiing brought her to Canada. She could not see why you couldn’t work and do what you loved, no matter where in the world it was. She broke down barriers by working remotely from Whistler, rising at all hours of the night to oversee Dell’s Asia-Pacific human resources and then hit the slopes in the afternoon. In summer her energy and fitness led easily to mountain biking, where she met her beloved partner Steve, eight years ago.
She lived her dream, ultimately purchasing a number of properties, each one a little bigger and better than the last. Georgia extended her own expertise in interior decorating and design by establishing her own award winning business - Whistler Staging - which has grown massively over the last three years.
Georgia’s long battle with cancer started in September 2017 where she began a series of operations and intrusive treatments for her condition. In between she remained optimistic, generous, kind, considerate and energetic. A successful business and sports woman, her radiant smile and spirit will be remembered by all who knew her.
Georgia is survived by and will be dearly missed by her partner Steven Toulch, mother Merilynne Johnson, brothers Nicholas and Adrian Hybner, auntie Louise Johnson, stepfather Glen White and many other dear friends and colleagues.