April 13, 2021
Lance Heidig, an outreach and instruction librarian at the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections (RMC), whose passion for discovering and sharing knowledge inspired generations of Cornellians, died April 6 at his home in Ithaca. He was 64.
Heidig’s four decades at Cornell spanned several reference and teaching roles in Uris Library, Olin Library and at RMC; and he was admired by the university community as a welcoming, widely knowledgeable and energetic figure. Jason Koski/Cornell University
Lance Heidig leading a tour of the “150 Ways to Say Cornell” exhibit that he co-curated in 2014, as part of Cornell s Sesquicentennial celebrations.
“Lance was just constantly on the move,” said Anne Sauer, the Stephen E. and Evalyn Edwards Milman Director of RMC. “He had so much enthusiasm and joy in his work it was infectious for everybody.