Chad Richard Reid

I am sorry to learn of Chad's passing. He was a great coworker, very competent and kept things interesting. I will always remember some of his stories and actions. We would all show up to events wearing ties and Chad without one; would say "Ties are for special events like a baptism". My heart goes out to your family and friends, may your faith sustain you until that glorious reunion in the eternities.

I became acquainted with Chad at the annual Range/Livestock Workshop AZ/UT through many years. I enjoyed Chad's personality. He was a fun loving man. He was a good presenter of agricultural and range research. He put it into a usable form for the field people. When he got up to present you knew you a good talk coming on.

Thank you Chad for your friendship and for your strong personal support. You were a great extensionist. Thanks for all you have done for myself and so many others.

Been about a month since you left us Chad. I have had a million thoughts about what I would like to tell you. I hope you know your life is grieved by many and will be for a long, long time. I still can't mentally get my brain to believe you have gone on to greener pastures. I'll just keep the good memories that come to mind as a blessing to have been your friend, in this earthly time. Grief makes it's own trail, and for many of us we are still lost.

I am a professor at USU and have worked with Chad on Cedar Mountain for several years. Chad had such a strong passion for the and people associated with the land - I learned so much from him about the cultural and ecological histories of Cedar Mountain, and that made my science better. I'm so sad that his time was cut short. I'm very grateful for the time I did have with him, taking many students on tours of Cedar Mountain with him and pondering causes and effects with respect to aspen forests there. I'll always be grateful for those trips and Chad's insights.

Dear Linda, Lance, Cierra, and your loving family,

I am so sad to read this today. Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with all of you.

Love
Kris Magnetti and Family
Enoch, Utah

Chad is a great teacher, mentor, scientist and professional. He certainly had a passion for his vocation, his family and for anything agriculture. He had compassion as evidenced by his efforts to keep Jim Bowns involved and active. There definitely will be many more doves for the rest of us, than there were. He is a true friend of a sense of humor, education, agriculture, good science, common sense, and especially people. He has helped me learn and grow in knowledge of many things in the range management field. I have been fortunate enough to work with him since he came to Iron County and count myself as one of his friends. He will truly be missed by the community as well as the agricultural community. There is not a way to measure the impact he has had in all aspects of his life. I express my deepest sympathy to his family.

Chad was like a brother to me. When I arrived in Vernal, naive about my job in Extension, he took me under his wing and showed me the ropes. My heart is very heavy and sad at his passing. The silver lining in the sky is that he is now free from suffering. I'm sure he'll continue his great work somewhere in the heavens after he's had some rest and a few good fishing trips.

Linda, Thanks for your friendship too. We hope and pray that you, Lance and Cierra will find comfort and the strength to carry on.

Sincerely,
Boyd and Kathy

I served on conference planning and hiring committees with Chad. He was such a fun and kind man - and a true champion of others' accomplishments. My heart goes out to his family. We will all miss him in Extension.

Chad was a tremendous leader and even better person. He was a mentor, educator, advocate, resource and friend. On behalf of myself and the Utah Society for Range Management he will be dearly missed!!!

Friend, coworker, teacher, mentor and all around good man. I doubt there are noxious weeds in heaven but if there are they won't be there for long... There will be a hole that will be impossible to fill in the noxious weed, rangeland and extension community not to mention in the lives of everyone around him. Thoughts and prayers to family, friends and community.

One of the best friends a person could ever ask for. Happy Trails my friend, memories live on.

Chad will be missed by all. I enjoyed working with Chad especially while you lived in the Basin. He taught me many things. He was a friend and associate.

Chad was a great mentor and friend to me as I started my career with Extension 20 years ago. He was passionate about his job. He always had a great joke to start off his extension presentations. He lived in the cutting edge of latest science based information. He had an amazing ability to identify plants of Utah/Arizona/Nevada. He will be missed. Prayers and love for his family

I met Chad when he started with USU Extension in Uintah County, and enjoyed working with him until my retirement from Extension in 2018. Chad embodied everything an Extension educator should be. He was also a great friend. Chad was extremely competent and totally dedicated. He helped a great many people and is simply irreplaceable.
Please accept our deepest sympathies. We will all miss Chad.
Dennis Worwood and family

Chad was a fabulous man! I remember how great of friend he and my mom Susy Randall were. All the years in 4H he was always there helping and doing as needed. I'm sure there is a great reunion going on between him and my mom! She died when she was 56 as well. You will be greatly missed.

Chad was indeed a great man. Didnt matter who you were he took you under his wing to help you succeed. He was my go to guy for weeds and plants and never missed replying with the correct response even late in his fight. Im a better person because of Chad. He will be greatly missed in agriculture and extension. Thank you for being a great friend and mentor.

I thoroughly enjoyable my interactions with Chad Reid. He was always learning and had a practical mind. He also had the confidence to take the lead in what he thought needed to be done. I was honored to be able to serve with him as part of Utah State University Extension Service. The Agriculture Extension Agents had a loyal comradery that we all cherished. I am sorry to hear that he is gone. He truly made a difference in the lives of all who were privileged to work with him, his community and the Western States Agriculture Extension Association.

Chad was a great fiend and colleague. He loved to learn and was never afraid to challenge old ideas, but was patient when others needed more time to adjust. Chad had vision to see beyond the moment. Yet that vision didn't prevent him from seeing the needs of those often overlooked. His courage over the last year and a half was inspiring. I don't know why his time was cut short. Some day I'll ask him and he will patiently explain things in a way I can't misunderstand. That is Chad at his best. I pray his family will find peace as they cherish fond memories and anticipate wonderful reunions.

Chad was a great man who was immensely kind and helpful to me when I started working at USU. I will miss our interactions and listening to his immense knowledge about agriculture and life!