Gordon Boyd

J. Gordon Boyd Obituary

J. Gordon Boyd

J. Boyd Obituary (1943 – 2021) – Westerville, OH – The Columbus Dispatch (legacy.com)

J. Gordon Boyd Obituary | Snyder Funeral Homes

J. Gordon Boyd, age 77, of Westerville and formerly of Sparta, passed away peacefully Thursday, May 25, 2021 at Ross Heart Hospital. Born on November 21, 1943 to the late Elmer and Juanita (Elick) Boyd. Prior to retirement in 2003 he worked as a lab tech at Anheuser Busch for over 30 years. Gordon was an avid golfer garnering multiple holes-in-one. He enjoyed playing courses all over the world. He was an active Mason of Chester Lodge #238. Gordon’s favorite hobby was magic. He was a self-taught magician who loved traveling all over to display his skills, and to meet new people. He is survived by his loving wife of over 30 years, Shari (Therkelson-Beaver) Boyd; son, Blair Boyd of Atlanta; daughter, Jacquie Boyd of Pickerington; stepson. Scott (Christina) Beaver of Henderson, Nevada; stepdaughters, Stephanie (Jason) Kelley of Columbus, and Stacie (Kevin) Lang of Henderson, Nevada; and five grandchildren; sister, Joyce (Michael) Ray of Marengo; and numerous nieces and nephews. A Graveside service will be held on 2pm Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at Bloomfield Cemetery, Sparta. A private family visitation will be held at DeVore-Snyder Funeral Home in Sunbury who is honored to serve the Boyd family. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorial contributions be made to the James Cancer Hospital, 460 W. 10th Ave, Columbus, OH 43210. Condolences may be expressed at www.snyderfuneralhomes.com

 

From Gary and Vicki:

We will be forever grateful to Gordon for his friendship with our father and for authoring/compiling a book of our dad’s (Al Thatcher) card magic for publication. Al would be very honored to know there’s a book and a website with his name on them due to Gordon’s efforts. Gordon was a regular visitor to Al in his retirement home. Gordon and Al are doing some close-up magic together again!

Our sincere sympathy and condolences,

Gary Thatcher and Vicki (Thatcher) Lambert

 

 

Available Now! Revised, Updated Book With New Addendum!

Attention All Serious Card Magicians
A card magic book has been created that you should own!

Details are as follows:

  • This book contains 86 card tricks. Not a typo. That’s right, 86!
  • 73 of the tricks were created by a relatively unknown magician by the name of Al Thatcher (71 in the main book and 2 bonus tricks in the addendum).
  • 13 tricks are from the fertile minds of more recognizable names in magic.

Explanation

Seventy-three (73) of the tricks were created by a Magician by the name of Al Thatcher. Al was a good friend and cohort of Nick Trost. They both resided in Columbus, Ohio, and spent many hours together creating. If you have ever read any of Nick’s books you probably have seen Al’s name mentioned several times. His hand-written files have been assembled and incorporated into a book. Along with that 13 other magicians have each contributed a trick to be incorporated into this book.

A big thank you goes to the magicians who contributed tricks to the addendum of this book. Their generosity should not be overlooked. It is with their kind help that the card magic of Al Thatcher might become better known. These magicians are listed below.

Tom Craven, Stephen Bargatze, Gary Plants, Mike Powers, Dan Block, Steve Beam, Del Copley, Wynn Mertz, Nick Trost (Courtesy of H & R Publishing), Robert Bengel, Evert Chapman, Gordon Boyd, and Richard Bartram Jr.

Thirty-five dollars, again, not a typo!! Only $35 will get you this fine spiral-bound book of magic and will introduce you to a talented card man who has so far traveled in the shadows of other great creators of card magic. It will also provide you with 13 card tricks from other well-known card magicians. This is the deal of the year!

This link is for ebook/Kindle version. This link is for the spiral-bound paperback version.

Also see: About the Author
Also see: About Al
Also see: After Hours Magic by Gordon Boyd

After Hours Magic by Gordon Boyd

Cover of After Hours Magic: A Book of Al Thatcher Card Magic by Gordon BoydThank you for your interest in “After Hours Magic: A Book of Al Thatcher Card Magic” by Gordon Boyd.

This 155 page e-book (pdf) contains 72 card effects by Al Thatcher (the Kindle edition comes out to 236 pages after formatting). While not for the beginning card magician, the effects contained in this book are certainly within the reach of the intermediate card magician. The most difficult sleight would probably be an overhand stock shuffle or the “Elmsley Count”–pretty basic indeed. If you like effects that use the “breather crimp,” you will be pleased with what you find in these pages. Al liked creating effects that used the “breather” and there are many such effects in this book. In short, it is a book that will satisfy the most discerning magician and provide him/her with several effects that are worth many times the price of the book.

Gordon Boyd
June 16, 2014

Updates by Gary Thatcher (January 20, 2018):

  • Coming soon to Amazon! Updated and revised version 2, including updated Kindle and paperback versions.
  • My sister Vicki and I will be forever grateful to Gordon Boyd for putting together this book of our dad’s card magic. Al would be truly honored to know there is a book on Amazon with his name and photo on it. Growing up, I bought my dad many magic books he requested for birthdays, Father’s Days, and Christmases. I know how much quality magic books cost. Any intermediate to advanced card magician realizes the regular price of After Hours Magic ($20) is truly a bargain for a magic book with over 70 effects.
  • Sleights and shuffles mentioned and used in this book include the Australian deal, Biddle Count, bottom slip shuffle, breather crimp, Charlier shuffle, Cull place shuffle, double buckle, double undercut, Elmsley Count, false cut, false shuffle, gambler’s cop, half pass, halo cut, Hamman Count, Hindu shuffle, jog shuffle, overhand shuffle, pinky break, reverse Faro shuffle, riffle force, running overhand shuffle, spectator peek, straddle Faro shuffle, swing cut, swivel cut, thumb break, and top change.