January 2, 2021 | BY AAGD STAFF
Gregory Thomas Reginald Maybury, the general manager of the Port Royal and Ocean View golf courses, has died. Mr. Maybury was 65. Mr. Maybury had worked in the hotel industry for years in Bermuda overseas before he started working for the government.
Maybury was a beloved husband to Donna and devoted father to Greg Jr., loving son to Ada Maybury and the late Kenneth L. Maybury.
A Zoom memorial service was held on January 11th, 2021 at 2pm for invited family, extended family, colleagues and friends to share in Greg’s homegoing service.
Maybury also leaves to cherish his memory his sister-in-law Lisa Harvey Simmons (Clevie); nieces Roxanne Pearman (Sanz) and Sasha Maybury; nephews Randolph Edmead, Kenneth (“Timer”) and Ricardo (Susan) Maybury; great-nieces Jada and Sanzia Pearman and Kenni Maybury; great-nephews Chase and Riley; aunts Peggy Maybury, Ainslie Laws and Vivienne Anderson; special cousins: the Osborne and Anderson families in the US; Special friends Craig Trott, Kevin Saunders, Rodney Caines, Dr. Freddie Evans, Roddy Nesbitt, Tony Hunter, Steven Lambert Jr.; current and former colleagues at the Port Royal Golf Course, Ocean View and the old St. George’s Golf Courses; the Southampton Princess Hotel (Fairmont Southampton); the Somerset and St. George’s communities and many, many others.
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Steven Lambert, the assistant manager at the Port Royal, said: “For many of us Mr. Maybury was more than our boss, he was also a mentor and a friend. He was devoted to both Ocean View and Port Royal golf courses, with his office in Southampton and, when time permitted, enjoyed playing the game of golf as well. He was well known as a serious sportsman who studied the physiology and the psychology of many different sports, including martial arts.”
Mr. Steve Lambert added: “He was a people person, well versed in the management of the golf course, and capable of adapting to any situation. In recent years he dedicated himself to mentoring young Bermudians – throughout the Government golf course workforce, young Bermudians led by Greg Maybury were given an opportunity to grow and he was proud to lead by example with his work ethic.”
Derrick Burgess, chairman of the Government golf courses, said he was shocked by the news.
Mr Burgess added: “Greg’s work with the international bodies that brought to Bermuda the PGA Grand Slam of Golf and PGA Tour Bermuda Championship served Bermuda well and he earned the respect of his peers. He worked extremely hard to the very end. On behalf of my fellow trustees, we offer our sincere condolences to his family and friends. “
Kim Swan, a Progressive Labour Party MP and a former top golfer, said he worked with Mr. Maybury as the teaching golf professional on the course’s development programme
Mr. Swan said: “Greg Maybury believed in our outreach initiatives which were required to encourage new blood to play the game of golf.
“He wholeheartedly supported our efforts to attract adults and junior golfers to the game.”
M.r Swan said Mr. Maybury took pride in his good relations with visitors, but it was his dedication to developing young golf professionals that made the most impact.
He said: “Greg Maybury’s legacy at Port Royal will be his encouragement of young Bermudians in the golf industry. He and Dennis Pilgrim, the golf course superintendent, practiced mentorship and the successful results have been demonstrated on the world stage during the PGA Grand Slam of Golf and the PGA Bermuda Championship. The young persons he has encouraged and mentored in the hospitality industry is a worthy legacy and today several have assumed leadership roles.”
In a Facebook announcement from Port Royal Golf Course:
“The Minister of Works Lt. Col. David Burch, Trustees, Management and Staff of Port Royal Golf Course & Ocean View Golf Courses regret to announce the death of our General Manager, Mr. Greg Maybury.
We extend our deepest sympathies to his wife Donna Harvey-Maybury, son Greg Jr., Mother Mrs. KennethMaybury Sr., siblings Kenny “Ju Ju” Joanne and Perry, Family and Friends.
May he rest in peace.”
General Manager of Port Royal & Ocean View Golf Courses, Greg Maybury, age 65, died on January 1, following a battle with cancer. He served the courses since January 2012 in Southhampton, Bermuda.
