Boyd Reginald Vance

I just read the entry about Boyd in the Rice Owlmanac, and I wanted to add some words of adoration for him to this guest book.
I didn't know Boyd well, but I was in theater productions with him and watched him perform numerous times on campus. And I just have to say -- I was completely in awe of him. He was bigger than life to me, a force of nature. I don't know that I'd ever met anyone as enthusiastic, heartfelt, and magnificently talented as he was. The fact that his charismatic...

God is a God of all Comfort and he will Comfort the Family's...My condolences to the Family's...

I've been removed from the Austin scene for some 20+ years now, and i was just telling my mother tonight about some of my fond memories at St. Stephen's, and starting the memories from that list were tales of Boyd and Booker. I was blessed to have Booker as my roommate that one and only year I was at SSS, but after learning this night of his transition and the extent of Boyd's notariety and popularity, I feel even the more blessed to have lived with him in the same dormitory at that time and...

The Boyd Vance Theater in the Carver Museum next to the Carver Library in East Austin is a beautiful tribute to Boyd. The seating is so relaxed and yet so steep, you can see over the person in front of you, no matter how short you are! I participated in a SXSX computer video blog workshop there in March - my first visit. It reminded me of the first time I saw Boyd, in the theater of E. Follies on 6th Street. Every April, I will remember you, Boyd, more than any other time.

I stumbled across Boyd's name today and the memory brought a smile to my face. I was sad to then learn that he is no longer with us, but glad to see that he so obviously lived a life that he enjoyed and brought joy to others.

To Booker and the rest of the family, my heartfelt condolences.

Mike Thompson SSS '73

I was very saddened to hear that Boyd left us. Many of my best memories from St. Stephen's included Boyd, who was a classmate in the mid 70's. It has been many years since I left Austin and it was very gratifying to see how many lives Boyd touched since I saw him last.

i knew boyd from st.stephen's school and the university of texas. to this day and it has been literally 20 years since i last saw him, i can still hear that infectious cackling laugh of his. i also remember how funny and mischevious he could be. i'll remember that man forever- a truly lovely, beautiful, creative, artistic man.