Vance Landgraff

LANDGRAFF, Vance Patrick age 36, born and raised and resided in Tampa, FL, died Friday, February 5, 2016. Vance was an integral part of the production team as a lighting designing and director at Home Shopping Network, as well as many other production companies in the area for over a decade. He loved his career and traveled many interesting places around the country and world, and even set up HSN productions at different celebrity's homes. Vance was a world class lighting designer who had a passion for theatre, lighting and effects and was able to use his talents to bring lighting to the world. He was well known, loved, and respected throughout the production industry.In his spare time he was a big movie buff, and also loved books, football, plays, and collecting comics. He will leave a tremendous void among his family, friends and co-workers. Survivors include his devoted mother, Karen Waters Landgraff, and his little sister who he protected and loved so much, Vanessa Landgraff, his loving and cherished grandmother, Emma Sue Waters and grandfather, D.W. Waters, who were second parents to him. He also leaves behind his "stepfather", Scott Everich, Aunt, Lynnda "Sissy" Montgomery (George), uncles, Patrick Waters, and Michael Waters (Donna) and cousins Matt, Bo, and Tyler Montgomery , and Trace, Berlin, and Weston Waters, along with numerous loving extended family and friends. The family will receive friends Thursday evening from 6 to 8 PM with a celebration of Vance's life at 7:00 PM at Segal Funeral Home, 3909 Henderson Boulevard, Tampa. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the M.S. Society in honor of his beloved Uncle Pat's challenges.