PORTLAND – Gwenn Giles Hoyt, 41, a resident of Augusta, formerly of Kennebunk, died suddenly of a brain aneurysm at Maine Medical Center on Sunday, Feb. 26.

She was born in Newton, Mass., on Nov. 6, 1964, the daughter of Robert A. and Marilyn A. (Hall) Giles of Kennebunk. She moved to Maine with her family in 1967. She was educated in Kennebunk schools and graduated from SAD 71 as valedictorian of the Class of 1983.

In 1987, she graduated from Cornell University with a B.S. degree in electrical engineering. After graduation, she worked in Vail, Colo., and spent time traveling in Europe. In 1993, she attended the University of Southern Maine and successfully completed the extended teacher education program (ETEP).

She taught high school geometry at Erskine Academy in South China for nine years. She also worked at Justice Planning & Management Associates in Farmingdale and served as a consultant in Web design, graphic design, database management and computer programming.

She had many interests including camping, skiing, hiking, swimming, photography, cooking, gardening, jewelry making and crafts. She was very creative and pursued her many activities with an obvious passion. She was a lifelong learner and taught herself many computer skills. She loved working out, healthy eating and enjoying the Maine coast.

She was a loving wife, caring daughter, and a loyal and devoted sister. Family and family traditions were very important to her, and she helped preserve these traditions by adopting them as her own. She created a cookbook of favorite family recipes illustrated with pictures of the grandparents who created them. This has become a prized family possession. She will be sorely missed by family and friends.

She is survived by her husband of 12 years, Robert P. Hoyt and dog, Sadie of Augusta; her parents, Robert A. and Marilyn A. Giles of Kennebunk; her brother, Scott M. Giles, wife, Traci, and children, Meghan, Erin, and Alex, of Scarborough; and sister, Kelly G. Stuart and husband, Jon, of Boston, Mass.