Christopher Hyndman’s smile and ‘unbending love’ honoured in obituary
Posted August 11, 2015 3:58 pm.
Last Updated August 11, 2015 4:00 pm.
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It wasn’t just Christopher Hyndman’s dazzling smile and charisma that family and friends remembered as they scripted his obituary, but the life he shared with his lifelong partner, Steven Sabados.
The couple “shared an extraordinary 27 year adventure of laughter, fun, professional success but above all else, a magical unbending love,” the obituary posted in the Toronto Star read.
Hyndman and Sabados met through mutual friends in 1988 and married in 2008. During their life together they co-founded the design company the Sabados Group in 1992, appeared as frequent guests on CityLine and hosted Design Guys before making a more permanent home on CBC with their home improvement and lifestyle show Steven and Chris.
“Christopher’s charisma, his curiosity, wicked wit and that dazzling smile – lit up rooms, elevated heavy hearts and because he and Steven understood, together, they had a profound influence and impact on so many,” the obituary continued.
It was a statement echoed by friends shortly after Hyndman’s death.
“He was the life of the party. He made people feel so amazing. If you were in a bad mood, Chris was the one to get you in a better mood. He’d always make you laugh,” Taylor Kaye, who knew Hyndman for over a decade and appeared several times on the ‘Steven and Chris‘ show, told CityNews.
In a statement published on the ‘Steven and Chris‘ Facebook page last week, Sabado said “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.”
The obituary also describes Hyndman’s ability to see the beauty in life.
“In Christopher’s world, beauty could be found everywhere; In the perfume of ocean air, in the cut of a suit, the construction of a high Louboutin heel, the harmonious design of a room or a simple meal prepared from scratch by Steven. Those who knew him best understood these truths.”
“During his too short life, Christopher was our blazing comet, our Fire Horse. Now we know his fire and its power has not been extinguished. For all of us who knew and loved him dearly, Christopher is with us in heart and spirit; now and forever.”
Before becoming a mainstay on Canadian television Hyndman worked in the makeup department at Citytv.
“In the years I knew him I never saw him unhappy,” CityNews anchor Gord Martineau recalled. “Always upbeat. His perennial good humour will be missed.”
Hyndman body was found in an alley near Queen Street East and Broadview Avenue shortly after 11 p.m. Monday. His mother claims he fell to his death from his balcony while sleep walking.
His family is asking that anyone who wishes to make a donation in Hyndman’s honour be made to The Red Door or The Tommy Sexton Shelter.
As well, they say a public celebration of life will take place at a future date.
