He died in June 1943 when his plane went down during a hurricane while he was serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force.
[3][4] In later life, Mayhew suffered from brain damage brought on by styrene poisoning from the styrofoam moulds that she used during the sculpting process.
[3] She produced commissioned works for international events such as Expo 67, Expo 86 and an international trade fair in Tokyo, as well as for public institutions such as the Bank of Canada, the University of Victoria,[6] the Canadian National Capital Commission and the Royal British Columbia Museum.
[3] Her work is included in the collections of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, the National Gallery of Canada, Simon Fraser University and the University of Victoria.
[5] Her sculpture Column of the Sea is located at the Confederation Centre Art Gallery in Charlottetown.