Sybil Space Gibson - '40

Sybil Gibson graduated from Ridgewood High School as a member of the Class of 1940. Sybil enrolled at he New Jersey College for Women, part of Rutgers University and with the war effort in full force, joined the Navy WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service). After graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Home Economics in 1944, Sybil was commissioned as Lieutenant Junior Grade. Gibson worked in the communications facility in Washington, D.C. decoding enemy communications, a task that earned her the National Defense Service Medal. Sybil met her husband, Navy Commander Robert C. Gibson, while working as an instructor at the Navy War College in Newport, Rhode Island. Sybil and Robert were married in Glen Rock, New Jersey in 1955 and had three children. Upon her husband's retirement as a Captain in the Navy in 1973, the family moved to Sunriver, Oregon where Sybil played an integral role in developing the fledgling resort community. Sybil was a founding member of the Sunriver Music Festival and served as its President for three years. She also helped start the Sunriver Community Church and the Sunriver Christian Fellowship, serving in leadership positions in both. Inducted 2016.

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