![]() ![]() “She had a love of words,” said Tom Boyd, Susan’s youngest son. ![]() “She was a wonderful person for me connecting with the community,” he added.īoyd came to Vail’s library in the early 1980s the same way so many people got into jobs in those days, without experience, but with a love of the work. During his work on the North Trail project, Forrest recalled that Boyd helped him navigate neighborhood personalities. After Forrest took the job in the Vail Community Development Department - coming to Vail was an easy decision after that visit to the library - Boyd was always a friend to Forrest. “She was great - she had a warm, welcoming feeling,” Forrest said. That turned out to be the library, where he met Boyd for the first time. “I asked (myself), ‘Where do I get a sense of the community?'” Forrest recalled. Forrest was in town for a job interview, but it was May, when the town wasn’t particularly welcoming. She’s remembered warmly by those who knew and worked with her over her many years in Vail.īoyd was the director of the Vail Public Library when Forrest, now Vail’s town manager, first came to town in the early 1990s. 31 at her son Steve Boyd’s home in Eagle. She served in the same role for many others.īoyd passed away on Oct. Susan Boyd was a big part of Russ Forrest’s introduction to Vail. She was a driving force in moving the library toward computerization. Susan Boyd moved to Vail in 1969 and began working at the Vail Public Library in the 1980s, serving as head librarian until 2008. ![]()
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