Memorial service will be held at 2:00 PM, Saturday, August 5, 2017 at the Vondel Smith North Colonial Chapel, 13125 N. MacArthur Blvd. OKC, OK 73142.

Chad Hefner Colvin departed his vibrant life on July 23, 2017, at the age of 21. For such a young man, Chad made a big impact on the lives of those he knew. In fact, Chad did just about everything in life in a big way -- from how he loved to how he played and from how he succeeded to how he made mistakes.
Despite his young age, Chad’s talents were plentiful. His creativity and artistic skills were that of an older seasoned artist. He loved to draw, paint, weld, and to take photographs. Chad used those same hands that created such beautiful artwork to fix things, most often his beloved Audi. He had a passion for all things related to cars and motorcycles, and he didn’t just want to look at them or ride in them; he wanted to get his hands dirty and “know” them. With those same amazingly skilled hands, Chad earned his black belt in Tae Kwon Do at the young age of 10.
Chad’s gifts did not stop with his hands, as he also had a way with words. He made everyone laugh –no matter how old or how young. It was a rare occasion to spend more than a few minutes with Chad before he had you laughing. He also used that gift of gab to become quite the charmer the last few years of his life, and he could talk his way into and out of just about any situation.
One of Chad’s most special talents was his intuition and spiritual connectedness. He oftentimes somehow intuitively knew when those he loved the most – even if they lived far away – needed extra love and emotional support, and he reached out and gave them just what they needed, be it words of love, a laugh, or encouragement.
More than anything, Chad was a dreamer. He dreamed of one day working with other unique students and teaching and sharing with them his passion for the arts. He dreamed of adventures in the outdoors, climbing the highest peaks in the world, and dreamed of someday when he was older living at his grandmother’s farm in the Oklahoma panhandle – a place Chad dearly loved and proudly nicknamed “Rancho del Colvin” or simply “the ranch.” At the time of his death, he had recently landed what he called his dream job selling Porsche cars and driving vehicles he had only dreamed of driving. He had dreams that were bigger than any mountains that he planned to climb. Had his time on this planet been longer, he would have undoubtedly achieved many more of those dreams and further blessed the world with his creative talents.
Chad’s life was enriched by all the friends he has made over the years while growing up in Flower Mound, Texas and attending Winston Academy in Dallas, Texas, Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Seward County Community College in Liberal, Kansas, and Francis Tuttle Technology Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The last year of his life was especially enriched by his girlfriend, Alexx. Chad’s favorite thing was to laugh with those he cared about, and two of his most favorite laughing partners were his girlfriend and his little stepbrother, Nicolai. If you were blessed enough to be one of Chad’s true friends, you had his loyalty and his love for life – and you were guaranteed to laugh.
Chad’s interaction with the world was different than that of most. He had a connection with Mother Nature that compared to very few. He saw beauty in things that others would miss. He saw qualities in people that others would dismiss. Chad admired, respected and accepted everyone who was unique and different from the norm. Over the last few years of his life, he himself was growing into a man who accepted his differences and appreciated how beautiful his uniqueness truly was. Sometimes Chad’s very unique self struggled with relationships and loved in ways that were often misunderstood. Sometimes the world was not always good to Chad, but Chad was always good to the world as best he knew how. As a square peg in a round-hole world, Chad had to be and was very brave.
Chad was deeply loved and will be deeply missed by his family: his father, Mike Colvin, and his wife, Christy Lindsay, and Chad’s younger stepbrother, Nicolai Coffey, of Fort Worth, Texas; his mother, Valerie Mestre, and her husband, Ralph Mestre, of Garland, Texas; his brother, Chase Colvin, of Tulsa, Oklahoma; his stepsister, Marrisa Mestre, of Houston, Texas; his stepbrother, Matthew Mestre, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; his grandmother, Janice Colvin, of Hooker, Oklahoma; his great aunt, Larue Boyd, of Tulsa; his aunts and uncles: Doug and Kathy Hall of Stillwater, Oklahoma and their family; Cindy Merrick and Ally Richardson of Norman, Oklahoma and their family; Jay and Paige Hefner of Dallas, Texas and their family; Tony and Kelly Shinn of Edmond, Oklahoma and their family; his best four-legged friend for 13 years, his dog, Cutter, and his brand new puppy, Atlas.
Chad knew the Lord and followed Him into heaven where he was greeted by his grandfather, Dwayne Colvin, of Hooker, Oklahoma and his grandparents, Kenneth and Irma Hefner of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -- and he surely had them laughing in no time.
In his too-short life, Chad Hefner Colvin made a beautiful difference.


Chad’s life will be celebrated at a memorial service on August 5th, 2017, at 2:00PM in Oklahoma City Oklahoma. The memorial will be held at Vondel L. Smith funeral home located at 13125 MacArthur Boulevard. Because of Chad’s love for his dogs, in lieu of flowers, his family requests that donations be made in Chad’s name to the Central Oklahoma Humane Society (www.okhumane.org/donate/memorial-donaitons) or to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (www.aspca.org/donate - please note that the “/donate” must be included in the web address to make a memorial donation).

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