Steven Sabados thanks public, asks for privacy after death of Chris Hyndman
Posted August 7, 2015 10:21 am.
Last Updated August 7, 2015 2:00 pm.
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Steven Sabados has issued a statement expressing his “deepest gratitude” for the public’s support after the death of his husband, Chris Hyndman.
Hyndman, who starred alongside Sabados on the daily CBC-TV show “Steven and Chris,” died earlier this week at age 49.
In a statement, Sabados wrote about the 27 years the pair spent together.
He wrote that Hyndman’s family and friends’ “hearts are broken,” but that they found comfort knowing that his spirit endures.
Sabados concluded by asking for privacy.
Sabados posted the full statement on the TV show’s Facebook page:
“I, our families and friends, wish to express our deepest gratitude for the overwhelming expressions of tenderness, love and tribute in honour of my beloved Christopher.
Our hearts are broken, but we find comfort knowing his generous, larger-than-life spirit lives on.
From the moment I met Christopher, we went forward in life, side by side and shoulder to shoulder. He was my best friend, my confidante, my partner, my one love.
Over 27 years, we built a beautiful life together; always remembered, always cherished.
As we find our way through this difficult time, we are asking for privacy.
Thank you for your understanding.”
CBC reported Tuesday that Hyndman was found without vital signs in an alleyway just east of Toronto’s downtown core.
Police have not identified a cause of death but have suggested that there is no criminal investigation underway.
“From the moment I met Christopher, we went forward in life, side by side and shoulder to shoulder,” Sabados wrote.
“He was my best friend, my confidante, my partner, my one love.
“Over 27 years, we built a beautiful life together; always remembered, always cherished. As we find our way through this difficult time, we are asking for privacy.
“Thank you for your understanding.”
Hyndman’s mother, Glenda Hyndman, says she believes her only child fell to his death while sleepwalking on the terrace of his penthouse apartment that he shared with Sabados.
“Christopher was a sleepwalker, and he did that a lot. He even ate in his sleep,” Glenda Hyndman told the Toronto Star in a telephone interview from Moose Jaw, Sask., earlier this week.
“He was the most incredible human being and best son you could ever have. I think his light was so bright it just … it just burned out.”
Sleep researchers say there have been documented cases in which sleepwalkers engage in very complex activities and wind up inflicting harm on themselves or others. However, they say those cases make up the extreme minority of the situations they encounter.
Colleen Carney, director of the Sleep and Depression Laboratory at Ryerson University, said Hyndman’s death would be a tragic rarity if it was caused by a fatal sleepwalking accident.
