Thad Garvin

Thaddeus Harrison Patrick Garvin
12 Mar 1956 - 25 Feb 2024

Clubs & Associations

Media Features

Technical Difficulties : Over the Hill at Forty in Austin's New Economy^[1]

Obituary

Thad Garvin - Teddy 68 of Austin Texas passed away on February 25, 2024. He leaves behind a sister, Patricia Karpowicz, a brother, Philip Garvin, 3 nieces, and 2 nephews. The love of his life was his 2 German shepherds - Gee and Brandy.

A Celebration of Life will take place at a later time.^[2]

Remembrances

Thad (Teddy) was a founding member of the Wilde Bunch and a member of the Lone Star Lambdas after moving to Austin, Texas.
— Aldo Harrison

Thad came back to the Wilde Bunch for a period about 15+ plus years ago after his then-partner passed away. He did graduate in my class with the Wilde Bunch (#2, started Sept '83), and he danced for another year or so, then moved on to Austin because of family. He had a great laugh and sense of humor. He helped design our then-club shirts. I know he had helped raise some kids in all those intervening years, but I don't know the details. Maybe 10 years ago, he reconnected with me after moving back to ABQ again (from Austin, I believe), but his health was very bad, and I could tell he was having some cognitive issues. He kept in touch with me, but it was difficult, since he was very erratic. I stopped communicating with him a few years ago, sadly.
— Bill Eyler