Lance J. Heidig

Can't believe it's been a year already. Just thinking of Lance brings a smile to my face. The two summers we had at Grand Lake and the reunions as well. So blessed to have known him. May this anniversary date be a time of remembering special memories about Lance and all those he touched.

The Oregon State University Rowing community has many fond memories of Lance and his time as part of the OSU Rowing team. I thought his obituary did a good job of capturing his uplifting spirit and genuineness. He will be missed.

I just learned of Lance´s passing in the Oregon State alumni quarterly. I knew Lance through his time on the crew team. Personable. Passionate. Driven. He pulled a good oar. Lance you will always be on the Willamette River. Ready? Row.

I met Lance at McNary Hall in 1974. We were freshmen together at Oregon State University. We corresponded for decades and I could always count on a surprise call from him or a birthday card. He would regale me with tales of his Colorado adventures or of his life in Ithaca. I am shocked and saddened to learn of his passing.

Sorry this is so late! Our Home internet and entertainment service change over was a full time endeavor for a month. Lance was such a friendly and interesting person. Lance had this obvious but understated super intellect but was somehow still extremely down to earth. (In his honor I even spell checked endeavor and privilege and sure enough I misspelled both for the first draft of this letter. Without a doubt if you had Lance around spell check would probably not be necessary). I had the...

My sincere condolences to Katherine and all who loved Lance. I met him in 2017 when I visited Cornell as part of my work on a collection held in the RMC Archives. His cheerful smiling face and enthusiasm for sharing knowledge about the library collections made a big impression on me. He was so excited to show first editions of Harry Potter and 'Charlotte's Web' and especially to show an Irish person the famous letter from Joyce to Nora Barnacle! In turn, I was thrilled to see the real thing...

I was so saddened to learn of Lance’s death today. My husband and I both worked at Uris library in the late 80s and early 90s and always looked forward to catching up with Lance at the Reunions. He was truly a wonderful person and will be missed.

I've known Lance since our days at the University of Vermont. We met in a James Joyce class (I inherited his apartment after he left Burlington), and exchanged poetry, books and music frequently over 40 years of friendship. Lance was always optimistic, caring, a walking encyclopedia—loquacious but a generous listener and friend. The last time I saw him in NYC, he let me talk him out of a Lincoln exhibition he wanted to see in favor of an Italian masters show I wanted to see. Unbeknownst to...

Lance was the consummate teacher and scholar and will be dearly missed. The effort he put in over several years to give my class a presentation on the history of science was astounding. He was not only a librarian but a talented raconteur. He brought the books, objects and manuscripts that he displayed to life for us with his encyclopedic knowledge and theatrical style. While I viewed the same presentation that he gave year after year, it was always exciting to see the students immersed...