Lloyd and I worked as greens keepers out at the West Richland Country Club, the goat ranch. He kept my eyes watering I laughed so hard at his jokes about everything. Then there was the weekend we did some duck hunting on the Yakima River. We were so tired on Sunday we fell a sleep in our blinds, waking up to a huge flock of Mallards in our decoys. We didn’t even get a shot off. Another venture of Lloyd’s old Voxel, Lloyd and me. Lloyd is a terrific person and I’m sure he will be missed, extremely.

My mother JoAnn (Rice) Nai-che and my sisters knew Lloyd through the theater. We have nice memories of him from when we were young. We are sorry to hear of his passing.

It was a privilege to have known and worked with Lloyd. My condolences to Ruth and the family.

Lloyd will always hold a special place in my heart. From his help filming our Teen Theater skits back in the 90’s, to mentoring me when I helped film Dust Devil games, he was a special person full of heart and laughter. Many condolences to Ruth and family.

Lloyd was a class act even in grade school. He is still “The Class” of our RHS class of 1966. Thanks for being here for all of us. Rest in peace dear friend. God bless Linda, Ruth and the family.

Rest in peace, Lloyd. You will be missed. My sincere condolences to his wife, sister and family.

What a class act Lloyd was. Vicki and I have lived all over the world through the military, and we have never met a nicer person than Lloyd Swain.
Vicki will be attending Lloyds funeral however, I am committed to a VA appointment in Spokane that I cannot miss. I am not happy about missing Lloyds service but I will be there in spirit and my condolences and prayers are with you Ruth.

My earliest memory of Lloyd is from when he played the father in Bye Bye Birdy at Columbia High (that’s in Richland for you young folk). His performance absolutely blew my mind. It was immensely entertaining while at the same time being obviously great fun for him. That planted the seed that allowed me the courage to join a community theater group years later (in my thirties) and have that kind of fun myself. I have thought of Lloyd and that performance many times over the years while other memories fade. We never really knew each other that well but I owe him a lot.

I was so sorry to read of Lloyd’s passing. He was a creative and caring person and will be missed by many people including his ’66 family at RHS. It was always a joy to see him at the reunions. I hope there will be a memorial at next year’s 50th. My condolences to his wife and sister and the rest of his immediate family.

I remember Lloyd from my days teaching at Lewis & Clark. I also visited with him at some of his class reunions in recent years. It was a pleasure to see the many contributions he has made over the years. I send my condolences to all in his family.

The earliest memories of Lloyd and his sister were from the 4th grade. We met in the music room after school each day. After the music class we would walk home together and talk about music, tap dancing go figure. We shared many memories during those walks. We will all miss your many talents. God Bless you Lloyd Swain.

We didn’t see much of Lloyd this year at Rotary, and his absence was always felt because when he was there he always had a smile and a warm greeting for everyone. Lloyd interviewed me several times when I was an Assistant Manager at DOE, and it was an experience to look forward to–his questions were direct, but gentle and polite, and he never made me feel like I was being interrogated. When he rigged up a duck with a camera so we could experience what it felt like to “be” in the Rotary duck race, it was a sight to see. We’ve lost a friend, and one of the best cameramen and interviewers around. We’ll miss you, buddy.