Lyle Reed Vance, 77, of Irving, TX died Sunday, July 5, 2020. He was born to the late Benson Vance and Ruby Arnold on August 3, 1942 in Hanford, California. He earned a Bachelor of science in Mathematics from the University of Texas Austin; Master of Information Science from the University of North Texas; and a PhD of Information Science from the University of North Texas. He was a librarian with the City of Irving. Lyle and the late Sara Frances Goodenough were married on June 14, 1963 in Corpus Christi, Texas before moving to Irving in 1972. He was preceded in death by his wife Sara in January 10, 2020; a son, Reed Vance in 2016; and siblings, Roger Minnix, Juanita Causey, and Evelyn Gleason. He is survived by a son, Steve Vance and wife Traci of Richardson, TX; daughters, Jill McMakin of Richardson and Julie Vance Leverson of Columbia, MO; eight grandchildren, Darby McMakin, Daphne Adams, Brooke Vance, Hadley Vance, Jacob Leverson, Rylan Vance and wife Autumn, Travers Vance, Hannah Vance; brother, Harvey Vance of Hurst; and two nephews, Austin Vance and Tyler Vance. A private family service will be held under the direction of Donnellys Colonial Funeral Home, 606 West Airport Freeway in Irving, 75062. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: Pancreatic Cancer Action Network at pancan.org/donate