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November 23, 1943
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March 30, 2018
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Bryan HIEBERT Obituary
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for Bryan HIEBERT
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50 Entries
Tina
January 10, 2022
I was just going through my University og Calgary transcript from 30 years ago, to give a detailed report of my past education for work purposes. A practical and mundane chore. Then my eyes fall on the course EDPS 419 -Communications Skills in Guidance, and immediately a light goes on inside me, and an image of Bryan's big smile, his genuine open, easy going and student friendly attidude, and the glint in his eyes when he told jokes. He was such a great professor and person, that he made university days brighter. And, just thinking about him now makes me feel brighter inside. I am very sorry for you loss. I can imagine you miss him very much.
A Love of Life
March 24, 2019
Caring
March 24, 2019
Visionary
March 24, 2019
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Grounded
March 24, 2019
Dedicated
March 24, 2019
Passionate
March 24, 2019
Farsighted
March 24, 2019
Tender
March 24, 2019
Loving
March 24, 2019
Precious
March 24, 2019
Adam McCaffrey
March 8, 2019
I met Bryan Hiebert during a difficult time in my life. I felt hopeless and without direction. At that point when I lived in Victoria, and he took me on to help with one of his projects. I remember that his belief in me inspired me to be a better person. I felt quite connected to him, and he was a mentor on how one should live their life. He had a balance of determination and humility, and he never looked down on anyone. He helped me get into graduate school and continued to be an inspiration throughout my life. Its hard to say what he did that affected me so much, other than him showing me love and respect. He was truly one of the biggest influences on my life. I will always think of him in my life.
Merrit Penny
June 26, 2018
Hello, I don't need help finding the right words to express my thoughts about Bryan. Dr Hiebert was a smart and insightful leader, a challenge to work with and someone who challenged others. He kept little notes around to remind himself to be nice to people, even when we weren't so smart he worked to be nice. I liked him very much and I think of his mentorship every day. I hope you and your family are well. I am so glad you gave me a break Bryan.
June 3, 2018
Bryan was a great mentor and colleague at the University of Calgary. He made a big impact through his leadership in the career development field nationally and internationally. I will miss his hearty laugh, vision, and energy to move things forward that he believed in. I am grateful for the support that Bryan provided during my years as a graduate student and as a new professor.
- Nancy Arthur
Dr Deirdre Hughes
April 28, 2018
I have fond memories of Bryan as a very generous man, full of wisdom and intelligence. He came over to England and worked with me on evidence-based policies in guidance and I certainly learned a great deal from him. Sincere condolences to his family and friends who will dearly miss him.
Heidi Viljamaa
April 19, 2018
Bryan was a gentle and kind person, whose company was uplifting and affirming. I remember his willingness to share ideas, learn together and serve together. He inspired goodwill in others through his own example. Bryan, you will be remembered and missed.
Judith Leeson
April 19, 2018
I am deeply saddened by the loss of career development legend, international influencer, counsellor, colleague and friend Bryan. He was an inspiration to me, and all Australians practitioners, researchers, and policy makers, who respected his ethical commitment to sharing and working together. His presentation Perth in 2000 empowered the model for collaboration for all career associations in Australia to form the Career Industry Council of Australia. His friendship over the years was greatly valued, and his loss will leave a void in our profession. My condolences to his wife and family - I know how much loved he was.
Annemarie Oomen
April 18, 2018
Very sorry to hear of the passing of Bryan, a real loss for the international career development community. His workshops and speeches at the IAEVG conferences were very enlighntning. Any request was dealt with always very soon and carefull. My deepest condolences to all of who were dear to Bryan
Lester Oakes
April 17, 2018
Dear Marilyn and family,
It somehow seems appropriate that I should hear of Bryan's death as I wait in transit in Doha to board a flight. Our relationship was based around our work internationally with IAEVG so our times together almost always involved travel to far flung destinations.
Bryan was my friend. He made me laugh and he made me drink beer (well, he didn't really make me drink beer, but he was great beer drinking company). He challenged me and he affirmed me. We always had fun together. I felt special just being around Bryan and I think many others did too.
Bryan always wanted things to be better, and he worked hard to achieve change in IAEVG. He taught me a lot about courage and even more about humility. Bryan was a true friend to me, and his death leaves a hole.
Marilyn, thank you for sharing Bryan with us. He has made my life and the lives of many others richer in a way that few people can.
Col McCowan
April 17, 2018
Bryan's professionalism, enthusiasm, running and humour were very much valued on his working visits to Australia. His passing is a great loss to the global career community.
Avron Herr
April 17, 2018
A true legend! May he rest in peace.
Suzanne BULTHEEL
April 16, 2018
On behalf of the International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance, I would like to express our sincerest condolences to Bryan's family and loved ones. It is an immense sadness and immeasurable loss for the international community of educational and vocational guidance. Bryan has been very involved in our association, of which he has been a recognized president at all levels. He was also a great gentleman whom we had pleasure to meet at our international conferences. We will miss him very much.
Suzanne Bultheel
President of the IAEVG
Karin Kemeny
April 15, 2018
Dear Marilyn and Sons,
I was saddened to hear of Bryan's passing. He was my thesis supervisor for both my MSc. and Ph.D at the University of Calgary. I will forever be grateful for his mentorship, support, encouragement, and patience. I greatly appreciated his humor, intelligence and warmth, and often joked with him about his treasured pencils and ties. He always spoke with such pride and love for his family.
My heartfelt condolences to you all.
Nancy Dudley
April 14, 2018
Dear Marilyn,
I am thinking of you at this time of sadness at Bryan's passing, and wishing you and your family peace and healing. I hope you've had many years of joy in Victoria. I appreciated knowing both of you when you were at the University of Calgary; I enjoyed working with Bryan for the last several years of his tenure in Counselling Psychology. I especially valued how supportive he was of my work, and of our other colleagues, and I learned much from him as an inspiring speaker and an organized leader.
Raimo Vuorinen
April 11, 2018
Bryan's professional and academic contribution to global career development systems and policy development is widely acknowledged and respected. His presence in conferences and smaller working group meetings was full of human feeling and friendliness. Bryan worked also with the Finnish guidance community during his visits here and during the IAEVG international conference in 2009. We admired especially his values and strong commitment to the field as well as his skills in creating sustainable partnerships among national and international organisations.
David Lindsay
April 10, 2018
We had the pleasure of being Bryan & Marilyn's neighbour for many years. You couldn't have wished for better people to live beside. Bryan' s smile & personality was infectious. He always had time for you and would always be willing to lend a hand if you needed it. The world is a little bit worse off without him. We will miss him but our memory of him will remain. Our thoughts and prayers are with Marilyn and the rest of the family.
Dave & Barb Lindsay
Edith Mandeville
April 10, 2018
To Marilyn & Sons:
I am so very sorry and saddened to hear of Bryan's passing. I worked with Bryan at the University of Calgary before his retirement, he was the greatest boss, and had a great sense of humor. I remember how proud he was when he brought his little grandson to our office to meet us, you could see that he was just in his absolute glory by the look on his face. I also remember how excited he was to be moving to Victoria, and he sent us pictures of flowers he was planting around his house. It was such a great pleasure to know and work with Bryan, and he is going to be greatly missed.
Rob SHEA
April 8, 2018
Bryan touched many souls and inspired countless individuals to follow their own path. His commitment to the career counselling field will live on in the countless students and colleagues he guided and supported. To his family I am so sorry you lost a dad a husband and a grandfather know that his was a life that was well lived and will live on in the work of many counsellors around the world.
April 7, 2018
Margaret and I were so saddened to receive the news of Bryan's passing. Bryan and I were colleagues at the UofC for many years and he was always a terrific person. Marilyn, we send our deep condolences to you and all of your family.
Sincerely,
Charlie and Margaret Webber
April 7, 2018
I know Bryan for many years, having served with him on several Boards and committees in the field of career counselling. What a joy to have private conversations with him when we were traveling to those conferences and meetings. Bryan was a good listener, making you feel you were the most important person at the moment of the conversation, We can easily say that Bryan has 'a style" quite unique.
Thanks Bryan
My sincere condolences to Marilyn, his sons Ted and Mark and the grandsons that Bryan was so proud.
Michel Turcotte, Gatineau, Québec
Christine J. Gordon
April 7, 2018
I am so very saddened to read of Bryan's passing. As a long-time colleague of Bryan's at the University of Calgary, I knew of the deep love he had for his family and of his pride in each of their successes. Sending love and heartfelt condolences to Marilyn (who was my Ph.D student) and to everyone in the family.
Christine Gordon, Calgary
April 7, 2018
I consider Dr. Hiebert my first mentor in Career Development. I still recall his challenge of an assumption I made during a discussion on delivery of career development services in rural communities.
Thanks to Bryan for also being such an insightful leader to the early years of Building Tomorrow Today (BTT) the hugely successful regional career development consultations.
My thoughts and condolences to his family.
Elizabeth Solecki
Céline Renald
April 7, 2018
Je suis désolée d'apprendre le décès de Bryan. Mes plus sincères condoléance à sa famille. Au cours de nos rencontres du CRWG, nous avons souvent eu quelques conversations un peu plus personnelles que j'ai beaucoup appréciées.
Mark Ducheck
April 6, 2018
Dear Marilyn, Ted and Matt,
Socorro and I are very sorry to hear of Bryan's passing. We have very fond memories of Bryan and yourselves during the many years spent with the University of Calgary Swim Club.
May the outpouring of love and sympathy from family and friends help you through this difficult time.
Victoria Driver
April 6, 2018
I met Dr Hiebert when I was earning my certificate in career development and adult education. I also had the privilege of hearing him speak on a number of occasions. Truly someone whose contributions to the community will live on. Victoria Driver
Trina Roll
April 6, 2018
I am very sorry to hear about the loss of Dr. Hiebert. He was a professor of mine during my Masters of Counselling at U of C. My condolences to family, friends, and colleagues.
Sauli Puukari
April 6, 2018
I was happy to meet and get to know Bryan in conferences and when he was visiting our University of Jyvaskyla in Finland as a visiting expert and lecturer. He always had an encouraging and supportive approach when working with other people and a good sense of humour. I remember how warmly he often talked about his family. We also talked about the beauty of nature so I sometimes sent him my nature photos of peaceful sceneries that he liked. I wish strength and blessings to his whole family and will remember them in my prayers and will also remember the encouragement and support I got from Bryan.
April 5, 2018
I am shocked & dismayed to learn of Bryan Hiebert's passing. He coauthored a paper with me and a student on social problems in children with learning disabilties. We had always been good colleagues. I will always remember his courtesy to me at a Canadian conference where he came to hear my talk. Bernice Wong
Marion Nichols
April 5, 2018
Dear Marilyn and Family,
I was very sorry to hear of the passing of your beloved Bryan. My deepest condolences to all of you.
Sincerely,
Jack Martin
April 5, 2018
Bryan and I worked closely together at SFU in the late 1970s and early 1980s. At that time, he and Marilyn were close friends and neighbours in Coquitlam, BC. It was my honour and privilege to co-author one of Bryan's many books--"Instructional Counselling," published in 1985. I am extremely grateful for Bryan's friendship and support. I followed his career as he became one of the leading Canadian counselling and career psychologists of his generation. I loved and respected him as a friend and colleague.
Roberta Neault
April 5, 2018
I am so sad today. Although Bryan had been ill for quite awhile, it was always such a bonus to reconnect and see him doing better at times. I learned much from the opportunities that I had to work with, for, and alongside Bryan and those lessons will stay with me. In a conference workshop a couple of years ago, Bryan and I were partnered for the typical type of role-playing practice that counsellor educators are always asking their students to do. After only moments of being the client, I recall thinking, How wonderful it would be to be counselled by Bryan. What a loss not to have his wisdom and counsel at the end of an email or phone call. However, how wonderful that his legacy can and will live on through countless students and colleagues. Of course, the biggest loss is to his family. Bryan spoke with SUCH love for each of you . . . my heart is with you today and in the days and years - ahead.
Jennifer
April 5, 2018
I'm saddened to hear of the loss of a brilliant and influential man. I was a student of Bryan's at the University of Calgary. My condolences to the family.
Jeff Chang
April 5, 2018
Bryan was a professor and my thesis supervisor for my MA (at Simon Fraser University) and for my PhD (at University of Calgary). I considered him a friend. As a mentor, he was one of the people who contributed significantly to my development as a professional and helped me develop a career I love. While students mainly noticed his clarity, rigour, and directness (you always knew where you stood), he was always on the lookout for opportunities for people whom he mentored.
There are many people in Alberta, across Canada, and throughout the world who have been helped by Bryan's contributions to school counselling, career development, and counselling psychology.
Jeff Chang
April 5, 2018
Bryan was a professor and my thesis supervisor both my MA (at SFU) and PhD (at U of C). I considered him a friend. He was one of the handful of people I count as a mentor and who helped me get on a career path I've loved. Besides his rigour, realism, and directness, he was always on the lookout for opportunities for people he knew and had worked with.
I was honoured when, about a year ago, he agreed to review a paper for the school counselling journal he used to edit, and which I now edit. He was not feeling well physically and thought it might take him a while. Then he sent it back days later, telling me, "I had a burst of energy. Here it is," with his usual rigour and thoroughness.
I know many in Alberta, across the country, and throughout the world have been influenced for the better by Bryan's contributions in school counselling, career development, and counselling psychology.
April 5, 2018
Toutes mes condoléances à tes proches. J'ai tellement apprécié ta manière d'être au monde et ton rapport à l'enseignement et à la recherche. Je garde de beaux souvenirs de nos échanges. Liette Goyer, Université Laval, Québec
April 5, 2018
I'm so sorry to hear of Bryan's death. I loved having him as a professor at the University of Calgary, and greatly respected and admired his intelligence, warmth and humour.
Dave Redekopp
April 5, 2018
Bryan was one of a kind in so many ways. True to his principles and clear about his principles, he lived his life with an integrity that is rarely seen. As an occasional project colleague, fellow Board member at times, and career-long career development colleague, I learned (or tried to learn) many, many things from Bryan,such as how to chair a meeting, how to align word and deed, how to keep going when a project was hitting bumps and how to keep living life even in pain and discomfort (which Bryan did better than anyone).
Gail
April 5, 2018
Dr. Hiebert taught me decades ago but I remember him and enjoyed his classes and still retain some knowledge he conveyed. Sorry to hear about his death.
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